3CorsaMeal
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2309419 - 23rd Nov 04 at 12:32    |
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trust me, my way will work, try it, what u got to lose?
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| 2309421 - 23rd Nov 04 at 12:33 |
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just lean on the keyboard if ur scared about breaking it
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Andy Stocker
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| 2309454 - 23rd Nov 04 at 12:46 |
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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
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| 2309458 - 23rd Nov 04 at 12:47 |
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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
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Andy Stocker
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| 2309460 - 23rd Nov 04 at 12:50 |
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My hands aren't that big, so if you could shed some light on which button perhaps??
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3CorsaMeal
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| 2309462 - 23rd Nov 04 at 12:51 |
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not 100% sure, but doesn't it tell u as it boots up?
am gonna say:
F8
Del
or
esc
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| 2309464 - 23rd Nov 04 at 12:51 |
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quote:
Originally posted by Andy Stocker
My hands aren't that big??
use ur arse 
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Andy Stocker
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| 2309469 - 23rd Nov 04 at 12:53 |
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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 
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| 2309474 - 23rd Nov 04 at 12:54 |
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neither do i really, but i'm here for you, and gonna go thru this with u
shall we hold hands?
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Andy Stocker
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| 2309496 - 23rd Nov 04 at 13:05 |
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We could do but I might need them to press buttons.
Can anybody guide me through this in simple simple terms please?!
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Richie
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| 2309583 - 23rd Nov 04 at 13:53 |
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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.
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PaulW
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| 2309596 - 23rd Nov 04 at 13:59 |
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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
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Andy Stocker
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| 2309613 - 23rd Nov 04 at 14:08 |
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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
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Robbo
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| 2309617 - 23rd Nov 04 at 14:10 |
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Dude u get a funky pic last nite 
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Andy Stocker
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| 2309620 - 23rd Nov 04 at 14:12 |
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Nah i didn't get anything
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PaulW
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| 2309624 - 23rd Nov 04 at 14:14 |
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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... 
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Robbo
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| 2309627 - 23rd Nov 04 at 14:14 |
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quote:
Originally posted by Andy Stocker
Nah i didn't get anything
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| 2309632 - 23rd Nov 04 at 14:20 |
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Dude u get a funky pic last nite
was it Ross with a lettuce leaf?
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Andy Stocker
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| 2309643 - 23rd Nov 04 at 14:27 |
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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
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Ojc
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| 2309922 - 23rd Nov 04 at 15:53 |
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I got a picture of Peter Pan
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Natalie
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| 2311508 - 24th Nov 04 at 09:33 |
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Andy received his pics last night 
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2311518 - 24th Nov 04 at 09:38  |
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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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