I am sorry but I thought I had replied to this thread. Caperjack's suggestion to get rid of dust worked :) If that doesn't work then I am sure that the other suggestions are valuable. Good luck!
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Thanks Caperjack

No can't get beyond Dell screen. I'll look for dust first.

Thanks Caperjack

Right I'll do that. Its dated 2005.

Thanks Xlphos

How do I do that?

No I can't get past the opening screen whatever I do.

My daughter's laptop starts only to the Dell opening screen. The opening screen just has Press F2 for Setup and F12 to enter the MultiBoot selection menu. If I select F2, the machine displays...