I just purchased a 3.06Mhz processor for my Dell Dimension 4550. After doing some research, I learned that a bios upgrade would be required. I followed the download instructions and the .exe is right where it shoud be. When I try to run the extractor, I get the usual security warning, I click run and the dos prompt pops up and then disapears just as fast. According to the directions from Dell, I have enter the dos prompt. The only thing I can think of is that I had a problem a while back and wiped the hard drive and I didn't use the Dell reinstall disks. I instead did a fresh XP Pro install. I've heard rumors that Dell somehow ties their version of Windows that comes loaded, with the bios. Any ideas?
