if the dell wont run maybe its tired and you should let it walk...lol..

i hate to inform you but have you installed any patches?

if so you probably downloaded the 1.3 patch

the 1.3 patch hasnt been tested and has been giving the battlefield 2 program problems so...

yeah..umm when you first get that black screen with all of that good stuff press the arrow keys to the celection u want ( duuhh) but select normal start up mode , not safe mode, more cdrom boot up..