HELP! Dell Dimension 3100 Recovery Disk help??

[19van71]

Hi all,

I have a Dell Dimension 3100 desktop pc. Has anyone got a recovery disk (xp version) that they would copy or sell to me?

Many Thanks in advance
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[UnknownStuntm...]

I might have one in work, if you can wait until monday? I know I have sets for the 1100 and 5150, and I know we have some 3100s about, but I can't be 100%....

[19van71]

[Colin Edwards]

If no joy let me know. I can copy a win XP SP2 Dell disk and all you will need to do is download the drivers for your model. As its a Dell disk you wont need an install code..

Let me know..

CE

[19van71]

[Burnside]

[Colin Edwards]

Only a very small amount of them and the newer ones more than the old....

CE

EDIT .. this article was written this year so not relevent with the older models....

[UnknownStuntm...]

ok Van, here's what I've got...

Dell branded disc, title is 'Operating system already installed on your computer - reinstalation CD - Microsoft Windows XP Pro Inc SP2'

Pack of Dell Apps including Eurotools disc 1 and 2 and 'Dell Dimension ResourceCD'

Original, unopened Windows XP Home Welcome book including a disc titled as 'Operating system already installed on your computer - Reinstallation CD - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2'

I think the 3100s we bought came with XP Pro, but I can't be sure. I was expecting stuff to be labelled and in a cabinet, but when I looked there was just a cupboard full of packs of discs!!

[19van71]

[Mr.Everready]

Go into the bios and check that floppy is not set as a boot device.
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[19van71]

Thanks UnknownStuntman,

Colin has said he'll post me a disk today but, if I'm unsuccessfull with it, then can I get back to you? (very necky I know).
I'm 99.5% sure it had 'Home edition' before I killed it
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I'm pretty sure that during my pc killing process I have wiped the partition with the recovery 'gadgetry' on it off?

Is it possible to put the system back to how it was with the recovery disk, then make a partition to install vista onto? (which is what I should have probably done in the first place).
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[19van71]

Cheers Mr.Everready, I'll give it a try later .
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[UnknownStuntm...]

[Colin Edwards]

2 CDs sent. One original XP SP2 and the other is a custom drivers disk for this model.

I sent instructions by PM for you...

Any problems let me know..

CE

[19van71]

Thanks Colin for you.

You may even be able to help my next post too......
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[19van71]

UPDATE:

Thanks to Colin, my PC problem is all sorted - Thanks Colin
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[Colin Edwards]

Bill is in the post



CE

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[19van71]

[Ghandi]

I'm having the same problem with a Dell Dimension 3100 fixing it for a colleague in work. In using the wrong recovery disk I have managed to erase the recovery partition, so I can no longer restore from boot up using Ctrl+F11.

So I'm desperately trying to find anyone that can make and send a copy of the recovery disk or make a ghost image of the Dell 'recovery partition' as these are my only two chances I have in getting this pc to run officially with the genuine copy of Windows that it's licensed to.

Many thanks and I really hope somebody can help,
Ghandi

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