Demension 8400 help

Hi Jay, Thanks for your reply. I neglected to mention that I only get this:

"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer"

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stop error message when I'm trying to boot windows from the CDROM, and I either try a restore-repair... this happens when I hit F8

Perhaps if I change the BIOS to go directly to the CDROM 1st this wouldn't happen?

None of the Safe modes,Debugg,Restore work.... I get lines of test on the screen with : Multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partion(2)-Windows-system32-ntosKrnl.exe " ' HAL.DLLkDcom.dllBootVID.dllConfig-System

Thats where it ends, the system is unresposive after this. So I can't even get into safe mode.

I ran the Dell extended diagnostics test yesterday, and everything pbutted..so I'm at a standstill.

So I doesn't seem I can get into the system currently to disable any startup scans.. I did have Norton Internet Security installed so that could most likely have been the scan.. :( Once I can get this up and running how do I program the Power button to do a shut-off when pressed?

Any further ideas?

Right now my system won't even alow me to reinstall windows from the CDROM... there must be somthing I need to bypbutt to allow this to work.??

Thanks Clint