Blue Screen

WindowsStar · 11 Nov 2010

I don't mean to rain on anyone’s parade; but I have tried in the lab Dell OS CDs and DVDs on non-Dell computers and it never works. Dell OEM disc are typically keyed to the BIOS and if you get passed that it still does not work. Just an FYI.

Tales Of Musica · 11 Nov 2010

So do you think its that my OS is a Dell OEM disc as you called it? and that it was just a fluke i got it to run in the first place?

Tales Of Musica · 11 Nov 2010

Operating System
MS Windows 7 32-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.80GHz 57 °C
Lynnfield 45nm Technology
RAM
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 669MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
ASRock H55M-LE (CPUSocket) 35 °C
Graphics
SAMTRON @ 1024x768
1024MB GeForce 9800 GT (Undefined) 44 °C
Hard Drives
977GB Western Digital WDC WD10EARS-00MVWB0 ATA Device (SATA) 32 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22LS50 ATA Device
Audio
USB Audio Device

Here, is this all the info you need?

zigzag3143 · 11 Nov 2010

Tales Of Musica said:

Also, my Nan said i should add this.
My dad got me my copy of windows 7, its a disc supposed to be sold with a dell computer for reinstall only, he got it off e-bay unused and assured me it would work fine.
My computer was custome made by the factory i got it from and so is not a dell.
dose this help?

Be careful. That disk may not be legit and is it inst it wont work. IF it ie OEM dell it will only work with that computer. If he got it off ebay the key has probably been blacklisted.

Tales Of Musica · 11 Nov 2010

I was able to varifie the key so i don't think it has yet, but as i have no clue with all this stuff my thing is i had XP on my comp for 5 days before i loaded the Dell OEM then all this started within the week.
You think if i just went back to XP I'd be ok? and that all this was caused by that god forsaken disc?

Dave76 · 11 Nov 2010

Thanks WindowsStar and zigzag3143, I was pretty sure that was the case with a Dell OEM disk, but have never tried it so wasn't positive.

This, and from ebay, makes the chances that this will work very slim, not to mention the other obvious issue.

I would have to say going back to XP for now is your best bet.

WindowsStar · 11 Nov 2010

Never buy an OS from eBay; you will always run into problems, illegal, doesn't work, defective, etc.

Tales Of Musica · 11 Nov 2010

Thank you all of you for all your help, i can't possiably express how thankfull i am.
I would of been so lost without all your great help.
So once again Thank you.
I'll begin the refomat and reinstall of XP tomorrow and post back in a few days if all is well.
Thank you again.

WindowsStar · 11 Nov 2010

You are most welcome. This is why we are here.

CarlTR6 · 11 Nov 2010

Tales Of Musica said:

I was thinking, i have an OLD OLD copy of Windows, from 2002.
Could i just install that and update it?

Dave76 said:

It's likely you will need to check for the correct system drivers.

Dave I was thinking something similar; but I don't know if it is even possible.

WindowsStar said:

I don't mean to rain on anyone’s parade; but I have tried in the lab Dell OS CDs and DVDs on non-Dell computers and it never works. Dell OEM disc are typically keyed to the BIOS and if you get passed that it still does not work. Just an FYI.

Thank you, WindowsStar. That is definitive information from experience.

zigzag3143 said:

Tales Of Musica said:

Also, my Nan said i should add this.
My dad got me my copy of windows 7, its a disc supposed to be sold with a dell computer for reinstall only, he got it off e-bay unused and assured me it would work fine.
My computer was custome made by the factory i got it from and so is not a dell.
dose this help?

Be careful. That disk may not be legit and is it inst it wont work. IF it ie OEM dell it will only work with that computer. If he got it off ebay the key has probably been blacklisted.

Thank you, ZigZag; this is exactly why I asked for help.