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3CorsaMeal

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23rd Nov 04 at 12:32

trust me, my way will work, try it, what u got to lose?

3CorsaMeal

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23rd Nov 04 at 12:33

just lean on the keyboard if ur scared about breaking it

Andy Stocker

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23rd Nov 04 at 12:46

3CM your advice would be great to a monkey i'm sure, but i'm a few generations ahead of that, so I need a slightly more sensible answer

Thank you please

3CorsaMeal

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23rd Nov 04 at 12:47

honest tho, u need to hold a button down while it boots up, i'm sure if u hold them all, u will get the one

Andy Stocker

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23rd Nov 04 at 12:50

My hands aren't that big, so if you could shed some light on which button perhaps??

3CorsaMeal

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23rd Nov 04 at 12:51

not 100% sure, but doesn't it tell u as it boots up?

am gonna say:

F8
Del

or

esc

3CorsaMeal

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23rd Nov 04 at 12:51

quote:
Originally posted by Andy Stocker
My hands aren't that big??

use ur arse

Andy Stocker

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23rd Nov 04 at 12:53

Buttons that i need might get lost

I can hit del, f8 or it goes to another screen via f9.
I dunno what options i'm supposed to be looking for

3CorsaMeal

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23rd Nov 04 at 12:54

neither do i really, but i'm here for you, and gonna go thru this with u

shall we hold hands?

Andy Stocker

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23rd Nov 04 at 13:05

We could do but I might need them to press buttons.
Can anybody guide me through this in simple simple terms please?!

Richie

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23rd Nov 04 at 13:53

When you turn on the computer, press DEL or f2 repeatedly until u get the blue bios screen. In there look for Boot Devices or advance configuration. You want your 1st boot device to be the CDROM or ATAPI cd rom.

PaulW

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23rd Nov 04 at 13:59

soz was on lunch!

ye richie is right - change boot device order to boot from CD first & then with the CD inserted, when the computer reboots - it will say Press any key to boot from CD... press anything & wait

Andy Stocker

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23rd Nov 04 at 14:08

Its doing something now, i dunno what though lol
I pressed something & it basically said all data will be lost etc, do you want to continue, pressed yes & its on xpress recovery or summit. It had the bit where it said press R so I did

????

Robbo

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23rd Nov 04 at 14:10

Dude u get a funky pic last nite

Andy Stocker

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23rd Nov 04 at 14:12

Nah i didn't get anything

PaulW

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23rd Nov 04 at 14:14

so you logged into the recovery console then???

if you have no administrator password set, just press return

if there is one set & you dont know it...

Robbo

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23rd Nov 04 at 14:14

quote:
Originally posted by Andy Stocker
Nah i didn't get anything

3CorsaMeal

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23rd Nov 04 at 14:20

quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Dude u get a funky pic last nite

was it Ross with a lettuce leaf?

Andy Stocker

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23rd Nov 04 at 14:27

Yes it was an iceberg lettuce smothered in thousand island dressing with prawns on his nipples & a slice of lemon wedged in his belly button

Ojc

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23rd Nov 04 at 15:53

I got a picture of Peter Pan

Natalie

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24th Nov 04 at 09:33

Andy received his pics last night

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24th Nov 04 at 09:38

quote:
Originally posted by Andy Stocker
Yes it was an iceberg lettuce smothered in thousand island dressing with prawns on his nipples & a slice of lemon wedged in his belly button

Better in his belly button then anywhere else....

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