blue screen of death or a c++ runtime error
 

i have a dell latitude that im trying to fix for a friend..it has xp on it but the sticker on the bottom says 98 se...i called dell and they say it actually came with windows 95..once i turn on the computer i can go to any options..like boot with f12 or f2 or try safe mode with f8..i can get the xp to come up and load but right after that a c++ runtime error message pops up it says program:\??\c:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe ...i can read it all but at the bottom it say tat this program as requested the runtime to terminate in an unusual way. somtimes i get a fatal system error..blue screen..i dont have a 98 cd...if anyone could help me in any way it would be appreciated...thank you

What happened to your "friends" Win XP disk, why can't you use that? Someone must have used it before if it had XP on it...

actually i do have an xp cd..from my neighbor..but you cannot boot from that cd ..i have to have win 98 disk..but dell sais that might not help either..thats why im here

Your neighbours XP cd is not of any use to you., as you will doing a illegal install with it.

The MS EULA states this:


Get your friend to purchase a legal operating system to install, instead of pirated copies.

Win XP EULA MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION (RETAIL) END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE

what do you mean a pirated copy??its a dell windows xp disk..it wasnt downloaded or coppied...and if you would of actually read what i wrote....that disk wouldnt fix the problem anyway

If it is an actuall xp installation disc from dell....why can you not boot with it and go into the repair console and repair it! Every Dell XP disc I have ever seen are stamped copies of the MS installation disc with Dell logo information on it!

OK so you have to have a Win 98 disk for this computer, that Dell said should have Win 95 on it. Somehow you have dicked around with a Win XP install on it, hence the blue screen and error messages. Still sounds sus to me.

Go and purchase a Win 98 cd...

Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition OEM - Find, Compare, and Buy at DealTime

they picked it up today...i told them whats up and to get a 98 disk..its their problem..thanks for the help.. but im not worried about it anymore