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    0X4001100200001012 error

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by thetick97, Jun 28, 2011.

  1. thetick97

    thetick97 Notebook Consultant

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    What is going on with Dell computers and Windows 7? I just received my new XPS 15, created a Windows bootable recovery disc, and it won't boot up and displays this error code: 0X4001100200001012

    After googling the code, I found people have been having this problem with Dell computers and Windows 7 since 2009.

    I called Dell and their solution is just to send me the Windows 7 OS installation disc.

    They haven't found a fix in over 2 years?
     
    thetick97, Jun 28, 2011
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  2. madmattd

    madmattd Notebook Deity

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    Windows 7 install disk is better anyway. It doesn't have all the crap that Dell installs. It is a little more work to rebuild from, but it runs far better. Unless you enjoy spending a couple hours uninstalling crap, deleting registry keys, etc.

    As for not finding a fix, well, Dell's service has slipped big time in the last 5 years. Their Customer Service/Tech Support used to be good, now, not at all.
     
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Wait the repair disc or the actual recovery discs? Perhaps you had bad media?
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jun 28, 2011
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  4. thetick97

    thetick97 Notebook Consultant

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    No. Not bad media. The fix is to either use the Windows OS disc or
    find a Windows 7 Repair Disc iso somewhere and burn it.

    My week old XPS 15 cannot make its own Windows 7 x64 repair disc. >.<
     
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    My sister got an Inspiron last summer before starting college. It couldn't make the repair disk either, Dell's software said that the recovery partition was missing or corrupted...and this was within 1 hour of taking it out of the box...And when we ordered it for her, buying the Windows OEM disk was not an option they had for some reason. Dell overnighted a disk out though, and I did a fresh install and blew out the apparently broken partition. Been running fine for 10 months now.

    Needless to say, I am not impressed by their backup software. You must not be either :D
     
    madmattd, Jun 28, 2011
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