So I have this Dell computer. I think it was made in 2001, but we got it for a sweet discount about 2 years ago. Runs on windows 2000. It has served us well, despite its obsoleteness.
Recently it stopped working. Would start to boot up, never make it to windows, and said there was an error with ntoskrnl.exe. I looked this up, it suggested a keyboard error, checked that, not the answer.
Skip ahead - now when it starts up, I get to see the Dell screen, and then "Operating System not found."
I've accepted this and moved on. I don't have the resources to buy a new os for it, which would require lots of upgrades. Still, I'd like to save the computer if i could, as it was just nice to have two computers if two people both want to be doing stuff.
I was hoping to just load a copy of ubuntu on it, unfortunately the computer has this Liteon 163 dvd-rom drive that just does not like burned CD's. I don't know why - I've heard one theory that says that drive doesn't work well with windows 2k, I've also considered the notion that maybe since the drive is so old it has a hard time recognizing newer cds.
Someone suggested to boot from a memory stick - unfortunately that option is not listed in the boot options.
So my question is (sorry for the rambling) what can I do now? I'm not looking to make this into a perfect computer - just something i can get online with. Is there another way to maybe get ubuntu or a different free OS on there? Should I replace the cd drive and hope it would work better? Maybe just buy a new HD for it? Help!
Recently it stopped working. Would start to boot up, never make it to windows, and said there was an error with ntoskrnl.exe. I looked this up, it suggested a keyboard error, checked that, not the answer.
Skip ahead - now when it starts up, I get to see the Dell screen, and then "Operating System not found."
I've accepted this and moved on. I don't have the resources to buy a new os for it, which would require lots of upgrades. Still, I'd like to save the computer if i could, as it was just nice to have two computers if two people both want to be doing stuff.
I was hoping to just load a copy of ubuntu on it, unfortunately the computer has this Liteon 163 dvd-rom drive that just does not like burned CD's. I don't know why - I've heard one theory that says that drive doesn't work well with windows 2k, I've also considered the notion that maybe since the drive is so old it has a hard time recognizing newer cds.
Someone suggested to boot from a memory stick - unfortunately that option is not listed in the boot options.
So my question is (sorry for the rambling) what can I do now? I'm not looking to make this into a perfect computer - just something i can get online with. Is there another way to maybe get ubuntu or a different free OS on there? Should I replace the cd drive and hope it would work better? Maybe just buy a new HD for it? Help!
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