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3CorsaMeal
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23rd Nov 04 at 12:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

trust me, my way will work, try it, what u got to lose?
3CorsaMeal
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23rd Nov 04 at 12:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

just lean on the keyboard if ur scared about breaking it
Andy Stocker
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23rd Nov 04 at 12:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Dude u get a funky pic last nite
Andy Stocker
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23rd Nov 04 at 14:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Nah i didn't get anything
PaulW
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23rd Nov 04 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Andy Stocker
Nah i didn't get anything
3CorsaMeal
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23rd Nov 04 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I got a picture of Peter Pan
Natalie
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24th Nov 04 at 09:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Andy received his pics last night
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24th Nov 04 at 09:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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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