I'm sure that was the case; just made me leary of the auto d/l.....

Yes, it solved the problem as my system is back to where it was when I purchased the laptop 4 months ago; BUT the problem as I see it is that an automatic update from Windows caused this. I am now...

On the phone with Dell for 1.5 hours---didn't know what happened....system restore.....:(

Just got home and am running systems tests now before I get Dell on the phone. I've got some error codes that I'll pass on to them...I just thought this was strange...all was well before the...

This laptop (purchased 9/2006 - Windows XP OS)worked fine last night, went to shut it down for the night, had Windows updates to download - closed it up...
This morning I'm getting odd error...

Hmm, no ideas...that's not good
Would really appreciate any assistance here

Just got it in the mail & I see what you mean, (not alot of stuff to download) playing around with it tonight.

Just wondering the overall opinions of Dell's laptops; just ordered the Inspiron E1505.

My son has an Acer 3002Lci laptop that just started having problems after we bought a new battery. All was fine before the new battery was installed. (Also bought a new A/C cord )It now freezes after...