Dell vostro 1500 windows xp.. Every time I turn on the computer it says error loading operating system.. i don't have the recovery disk or reinstallation disk..I tried ctrl f11 does not work but f2 let's u access the bios and f12 starts the one time boot options..I have tried reinstalling from internal and it stops..here's the weird thing the laptop has a round home button and when I press it ..it starts into media direct. When I hit f8 on start up it gives me other options like safe mode with network and other stuff tried that and it starts reading the hard drive and stops and says config list boot error..it also gives me the option to restore factory image and it does the same thing..it even says boot windows normally and that doesn't even work? I tried dell for the recovery CD and they are charging through the nose for something so old..I know about the usb reboot but I don't have an extra computer..I have home brew on my Wii that has an app for me to extract files from an sd card an transfer to a usb..I wonder if their is a way to make a bootable recovery usb by downloading the program on a smart phone to sd card..then place sdcard in wWii ..transfer file to usb and use usb flash to boot laptop?

Sub out the ram one at a time and power on, take second piece out and replace the first one and try again, remove the hard drive and reseat it back in place. If no change do a complete recovery of the operational system using your installation disc.

It sounds like there is a file or files in either your boot files or system files that are missing or corrupt.

Have you tried booting in safe mode? Turn off the computer, then turn it on and immediately start hitting the F8 key repeatedly until you see SAFE MODE. Select the Safe Mode option and see if it boots up. If it does Click Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore. Select a restore point (date and time) that is before you started having this problem. Let it run and then see what happens. If it does not resolve the issue then: (see below)

You'll need a system disk to get around this.
Put the system disk in the cd drive and boot from it. You want to get to the Dos Command Prompt (black box with white lettering) so that you can type the following command: chkdsk /r
Check Disk will run for well over an hour. You will notice the percentage of completion going from high to low, but that is normal. Let it run to completion then reboot.

In windows xp you can get to the command prompt by selecting Repair when the options come up. You'll be doing a repair to the Windows Operating System. Most times you select it by entering a 1. Most times the Administrator password is blank so just press enter.

In Vista you will have to get to the Recovery Console and the command prompt will be down at the bottom

Dear Sir,

Please have the problem solved by having the system

repaired. This is actually being caused due to a corrupted

or missing system file. Please have the instructions to

having it repaired

Repairing Windows XP using CD installation




The CD installation for windows XP allow you to repair windows whenever there is file missing or corruption or improper function of Windows. This tips can be useful before you opt for a complete format to your computer.

Your first step is to boot the computer using the cd installation.

Below message will display:




Press Enter to setup Windows and accept the license agreement. Then select the XP installation you want to repair and then press R.

Windows xp will copy necessary before reboot. You will be asked to press any key to boot to the CD.

Do not press any key. Windows will boot to installation screen automatically and start installation.
After installation, enter the CD key (windows registration key) to finish repair.

You can now remove the cd from the cd drive and reboot the computer for appraisal

Hi there,
you can download the driver from this link : http://adf.ly/1i6CF

good luck!!

Insert your windows disc. Make sure its booting from the disc drive. Let it load. Select REPAIR COMPUTER. Recovery console comes up. Choose your windows intallation (C:). Type your password (if there isnt one leave it blank), press enter. Type in CHKDSK /R. Let it complete the scan. This should fix your problem.

One bad lead can cause a computer to continue on a cycle or to shutdown or fail to detect your hard drive

Test all leads that attach to your hard drive including electrical extensions,IDE,SATA

the leads from your ((motherboard to your hard drive)) make sure they have a secure connection and are not faulty or just replace them there probably old and faulty
make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd have secure connections and are not faulty even the electic extensions or just replace them they are probably faulty a computer needs its connections to have an end so any faulty leads will end up with a computer error hope this helps
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i think i know what yr saying. if u installed the xp into yr hard disk from a diff system then brings it back to yr system it possibly will not work cos these board were not made of the same chips. i dont think yr motherboeard is bad i think yu have just done the wrong thing.
if yu can tell me yr problem in details i will tell u what to do.
thank u

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
This is what the boot.ini file should look like. Use U'r recovery disk to create or edit the ini file as above. U cannot use DOS 6.22 to create this file if U'r system is formated in NTFS.
If U don't have a recovery disk, make one from someone else's XP computer (DOS 7.xx).

For using xp you must have the correct drivers. These should be available for download from the Dell support website. You may also find updating windows xp will help you may be using service pack one, so make sure all updates are done.

If you have to load drivers you should load the chipset first followed by the graphics then the sound. Check on your hardware list under system in control panel that there are no conflicts.

I hope this is helpful please rate the assistance given.