sc ji, Can u just load an XP recovery disk instead of the whole package in Dell Inspiron? If I understand the problem correctly, it seems using an XP or your OS recovery disk to start the computer and later downloading the other drivers and what not hould work. Here's a link for XP recovery: http://www.programurl.com/xp-recovery-cd-maker.htm If this doen't work, I have no other advice. adios