they're gonna be on the bottom of the computer. It should say service tag and express service code. If it doesn't then its a set of numbers and letters 7 digits long or the express service code which will be just numbers which is 11 digits long.

 

Damn, your warranty is over and we can't send out any discs. You can buy them from Dell but I think its like $11. If you know someone or someone on here has a Windows XP SP2 disc that you can borrow from a Dell computer it will work just fine. But also try the CTRL + F11 as soon as you see the Dell splash screen when the computer starts up

 

what is the splash screen?

 

as soon as you turn the computer on and you see when it says Dell on the black screen

 

nothing happend.

 

you might have to try it a couple times. I hardly ever works on the first try. If nothing happends still then you're gonna have to use the discs. And just to make sure you need to hold CTRL and F11 at the same time. Try tapping them at the same time as well

 

ok, well i got a couple guys saying they will help me out. thanks for the info and help.

 

no problem

 

weird thing is my comp still works pretty close to fine. i just cant get the application error to quit popping up, no volume, no video, and no internet.

 

What exactly are you doing when this error happens? What program are you running and is your computer up to date with the latest service pack? Is there an error number you can give me? No need to go to restore or format yet.

 

your best offer as denoted by a dell guy below and if it is the correct dell xp cd you might not even need to input the COA ..if as you say you're only losing your **** collection...

 

i tried f12 and it brings up

Internal hdd

cd/dvd/cd-rw drive

oboard NIC



Bios setup
diagnostics. anything i can do there?

 

I buy Dells' by the pallet, I have thousands of the Dell restore CD's, XP & Vista, I'll take care of it for you, just bring it by tonight or tomorrow

 

not running anything. turn computer on and it pops up. i don't even have to log on to my screen name yet before it pops up.

 

sometimes it trys working then stops again

The Error message reads this:

svchost.exe - application error

The instruction at "0x75606e6a" referenced memory at "0x0000000008", the memory could not be "read". click ok to terminate program.

 

did you get my PM?

 

Give this a shot.

http://www.pchell.com/support/svchosterror.shtml

 

yep, call me, I'll be here all night

 

thanks, but it brings me to a new problem so it didn't work lol

 

You did everything step-by-step? What's the new error?