Ah! - Combining the details you supplied:
There's basic problem The original system was ME, so -- the cCD labelled " Drivers, Utilities and Applications" will contain drivers to allow the hardware to be used/accessed/controlled by the Windows ME OS (as supplied with, or on the system) You are now trying to put a different OS onto the system - so you need different drivers. You need to determine what hardware is in the system, and download appropriate drivers fro that hardware to be controlled by Win2K ( I upgraded a Tosh from Me to 2K, but luckily kept it as dual boot - W2K wouldn't use the CD or built-in modem, despite happily using that modem to contact MS to register during the install process. As the system was dual boot - 2 OS partitions and a common data partition I managed to get the extra's needed using the Me system, and finally got w2K to run, except for that modem - no W2K drivers available for it I ended up getting a USB connect modem for the system, having downloaded all (I thought) the fixes and drivers etc and putting them on a CD) So - is it time to start collecting drivers? And - is it worth putting 2K on it, considering the limited support life of W2K JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Dykes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 6:58 PM Subject: Re: Can't Access Microsoft Page > When I opened the message, I found that Carl Houseman had written: > > > If you used the Dell CD to install XP on an HP that didn't come with XP, it > > would make sense that there were issues after that. > > It wasn't a Dell CD......it Was a Win2K CD.....not from HP. The HP > came with WinME......what a junker! > > > Assuming you find the original Dell OS CD, you are just putting the machine > > back to factory-deliver > > Apparently I don't have one! I have all the others, so I must have not > gotten one. > > Once I get finished with all this "fixing" and it doesn't work, I'll give > Dell a call. > > Gotta get the malware off. > > Thanks, > > Jim > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? > http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html > If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
