Invalid Configuration information

Remove power and the battery. Replace the power lead and boot normally. Check all is OK power down, add the battery and re boot.
Don't use sleep mode it can cause untold issues.

Means reinstall windows or recovery

Open the BIOS, is the time correct? Consider replacing the CMOS battery. You didn't mention the Make , Model of computer or the OS.

Start your computer and after the BIOS screen disappers , begin rapidly pressing PF8 until the Windows Boot Options appear. You should see "Safe Mode", "Boot from last valid configuration", and "Normal Mode", and maybe a few others. Select "Last Valid Configuration." Computer should sucessfully boot.

On alot of motherboards, and I don't know if I would have access to this one or not, there is a set of 3 pins coming out of the board itself, usually with a jumper on 1-2 position. Somewhere next to them, maybe some text like PWD CLR ? Usually, moving the jumper to 2-3, clears the password on the BIOS, as a failsafe back up. If it does look, 'comfortably' like that, don't change anything else. It usually takes only a minute, under battery power, to clear it. Once done, move the jumper back to the 1-2 position.

If you don't see it clearly, write back and I'll see if my Technician access allows for the detailed info. Also, please include the Model # amd Make of your Dell unit.

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If the battery is changed, that will mean that the BIOS was set back to january 1 1980.
Go into BIOS, set the clock to the correct time.

For DELL 370 precision , here is the BIOS instruction:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ws370/


Replacing the Battery CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide. NOTICE: To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer's electronic components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer.
A coin-cell battery maintains computer configuration, date, and time information. The battery can last several years.
The battery may need replacing if you have repeatedly reset the time and date information after turning on the computer or if one of the following messages appear:
Time-of-day not set - please run SETUP program
or
Invalid configuration information -
please run SETUP program
or
Strike the F1 key to continue,
F2 to run the setup utility
To determine whether you need to replace the battery, reenter the time and date in system setup and exit the program to save the information. Turn off your computer and disconnect it from the electrical outlet for a few hours; then reconnect the computer, turn it on, and enter system setup. If the date and time are not correct in system setup, replace the battery.
You can operate your computer without a battery; however, without a battery, the configuration information is erased if the computer is turned off or unplugged from the electrical outlet. In this case, you must enter system setup and reset the configuration options.

you need to change the tv to pc and you have to go to display properties and under settings click on the little monitor with the 2 on it and check one of the boxes that say use this device as my primary monitor or extend my windows desktop onto this monitor. try that

You either have a corrupted windows file or a virus.
There is no way of making progress without a windows cd. If you get one be sure to run the repair option.

ok wen you turn on your pc can you see anything on your screen ?
number letters ? anything ?
an for how long ?
can you describe with more detail whats going on wen you turn the pc ?

Press Start then run then type 'msconfig'to bring up the system congiguration utility, then click on the end tab called 'Startup' and look down the list for the EULA programme that starts and un tick it. Re- start and next time it starts up tick the box that says 'don't show again', because you have changed the configuration