Dell Inspiron 530S Owner's Manual - Page 68

Error Messages

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Error Messages CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide. If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that was running when the message appeared. A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS Do not use these characters in filenames. A R E Q U I R E D . D L L F I L E W A S N O T F O U N D - The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the program: Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→Add or Remove Programs→ Programs and Features. 2 Select the program you want to remove. 3 Click Uninstall. 4 See the program documentation for installation instructions. Windows Vista: 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Programs→Programs and Features. 2 Select the program you want to remove. 3 Click Uninstall. 4 See the program documentation for installation instructions. d r i v e l e t t e r : \ I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E . T H E D E V I C E I S N O T R E A D Y - The drive cannot read the disk. Insert a disk into the drive and try again. I N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I A - Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD. N O N - S YS T E M D I S K E R R O R - Remove the floppy disk from the drive and restart your computer. 68 Solving Problems

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68
Solving Problems
Error Messages
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide
.
If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system
or the program that was running when the message appeared.
A
FILENAME
CANNOT
CONTAIN
ANY
OF
THE
FOLLOWING
CHARACTERS
: \ / : * ? “
< > | —
Do not use these characters in filenames.
A
REQUIRED
.DLL
FILE
WAS
NOT
FOUND
The program that you are trying to
open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the program:
Windows XP
:
1
Click
Start
Control Panel
Add or Remove Programs
Programs and Features
.
2
Select the program you want to remove.
3
Click
Uninstall
.
4
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
Windows Vista
:
1
Click
Start
Control Panel
Programs
Programs and Features
.
2
Select the program you want to remove.
3
Click
Uninstall
.
4
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
drive letter
:\
IS
NOT
ACCESSIBLE
. T
HE
DEVICE
IS
NOT
READY
The drive
cannot read the disk. Insert a disk into the drive and try again.
I
NSERT
BOOTABLE
MEDIA
Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.
N
ON
-
SYSTEM
DISK
ERROR
Remove the floppy disk from the drive and restart
your computer.