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Seal.ini files in Dell utility Partition
Anybody have a copy of Seal.ini files in Dell utility Partition (Dell Diagnostic) for Inspiron Notebook. I deleted mine and now my PC cannot start after Dell PC Symantec Restore Completed. The system hang at error message "PBR1... Done , Loading DRMK Version, Can't Load Kernel File".
oldtraveler
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Posted May 12th, 2006 21:00
How on earth did you delete something that is on a hidden partition?- My Harddrive was crash due to virus. So I did a Ctrl+F11 to do the Dell PC Symantec Restore. The Ghost restore was successful and completed. But upon restart, the error message appear. I do a google search on the PBR1 Kernel error message and it seem to have something to do with the Seal.exe and Seal.ini. By using the Window 98Se boot disc, I am able to unhide the hidden drive using PTedit and see if Seal.exe and Seal.ini is still in the utility partition. Upon checking and confirm, only the seal.exe is present but not for seal.ini. If anybody happen to have the seal.ini file for the inspiron notebook, please assist me. Thanks.
- Have you tried the Dell Utility Partition Update utility for Inspirons? It might recreate that file for you.
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R114231&SystemID=LATITUDE%20D620&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=5423&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=1&formatcnt=1&libid=13&fileid=150680
gH - I just had to rebuild the Dell Utility Partition on Optiplex GX270s... not an easy task, and I had the original Optiplex Dell Utility & Diagnostics CD.
However, if the Seal.ini file exists solely on the utility partition, why not just use ptedit to set partition 2, the Windows partition, as the boot partition, and ignore the busted partition for now?
Did your Inspiron come w/ a Diagnostics/Drivers/Utility CD? What model Inspiron do you have?
gH - There is no seal.ini in the Dell utility & diagnostic CD. I need it because whenever I restore the computer to it factory state, it will have the Kernel error appear and the system will hang. What I want it to get it restore to it initial Dell factory condition with the first time boot Dell message.
philipx99
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Posted May 12th, 2006 18:00