On (07/07/04 18:31), Bill Gladney wrote: > hello...I'm trying to remove the remnants of Debian....but it is > password protected....not my machine...a friend of mine asked me to > get it all off....or format it .....and install a copy of Win XP that > she could use and understand....she bought this computer from another > person...who lost the password....and now I'm faced with the project > of formatting the hard drive....but cannot by-pass the flash page > which comes up .asking me for user ID and password....I wonder if > there's a way to do this without actually taking the hard drive > out....and throwing it as far as I can.....or is there a solution to > this problem..short of getting a new hard drive.....thanx.... FWIW she'd be a lot better off running Debian or something similar .... reduced threat of viruses, better control over operating environment, access to thousands of packages at the end of an internet connection, etc.
Burn the latest copy of Knoppix and boot from that to let her try it, perhaps? If however, your blandishments are to no avail, you need to get into the BIOS on boot (it varies but pressing Del or F8 usually does it) and then change the boot order to boot off CD first. Then insert your exhorbitant Wndows XP disk (80% profit to MS), format and install from there. And when she's overrun with viruses and related problems, this is not the place to find solutions ;) Regards Clive -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
