Invalid boot diskette

[jimc]

Hi --
NOt having any luck finding an answer for this. One night
I turned on my Dell and up popped this message in DOs
mode: "Invalid boot diskette" -- Insert boot diskette
into A:"

I've tried using my XP upgrade disk, but I get caught in
a loop saying Can't find original operating system (I
upgraded from ME to XP Pro last January), but when I
insert the ME CD, it doesn't work.

Now what ? Thanks.

[Joseph Conway [MSFT]]

Do you happen to have a floppy in the drive? Have you tried pulling it out
and booting the machine normally?

--
Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"jimc" > wrote in message
...
> Hi --
> NOt having any luck finding an answer for this. One night
> I turned on my Dell and up popped this message in DOs
> mode: "Invalid boot diskette" -- Insert boot diskette
> into A:"
>
> I've tried using my XP upgrade disk, but I get caught in
> a loop saying Can't find original operating system (I
> upgraded from ME to XP Pro last January), but when I
> insert the ME CD, it doesn't work.
>
> Now what ? Thanks.

[Steve]

Check your bios and see if the floppy is the only boot device. Then check
that your hd is still getting recognized.


"jimc" > wrote in message
...
> Hi --
> NOt having any luck finding an answer for this. One night
> I turned on my Dell and up popped this message in DOs
> mode: "Invalid boot diskette" -- Insert boot diskette
> into A:"
>
> I've tried using my XP upgrade disk, but I get caught in
> a loop saying Can't find original operating system (I
> upgraded from ME to XP Pro last January), but when I
> insert the ME CD, it doesn't work.
>
> Now what ? Thanks.