Posts by MarkMcK

Rob, As you mention you have two possible 'paths'... Reinstall Windows or clean up what you've got using Add/Remove Programs function. There are pros/cons to either one. Add/Remove - Doesn't involve anything 'too' complex in terms...

Quote: Why would it work unmodified on Dell laptops with the MD key though? MediaDirect Reinstall has shown that it can 'miscount' depending on how your hard drive is set up wrt partitions. Sometimes it works...

Quote: Originally Posted by hksscom I'm talking about the boot.ini file in c:\\ (Partition 1) -- the boot.ini file in the MD2 partition was left untouched That's where the problem is.... the boot.ini file in...

Quote: Originally Posted by hksscom So, partitions 2, 3, and 4 didn't work in my case. I guess that leaves 1.... But actually, I'd take a peek at the Partition Table using ...

This is in the fwiw department, but the boot.ini file looks for the order as listed in the Partition Table. What you see in Disk Management may or may not reflect the order as listed in the table. Also the 'counting' method will skip...

Here's some thoughts I shared wrt my e1505... http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=48490 May give you some ideas... hth Mark

Quote: Originally Posted by hksscom This in theory should allow you to add MD2.0 to another Dell laptop (ie. an older Dell w/o the MediaDirect button) and add it as a Multi-Boot option. Just be aware that...

Quote: Originally Posted by kgbeezr1 And i'm absolutely 100% sure i'm copying the correct .iso file from the support site. If you're looking for an app to burn the iso, you can try this.... ...

I think the 'PCI Device' in the Device Manager is your Conexant HDA D110 Modem.... Assuming that is on your system, have you loaded that driver yet? Doesn't address your SD card issue, but may solve the 'PCI Device' mystery... Is...

fwiw here's a few more links/info.... Dell Download site Bay Wolf Cheers Mark