Re: A friend needs help installing Windows
 

Ah, yes. I hadn't thought of that. I try keep things manageable. Just the one gf :)

Re: A friend needs help installing Windows
 

The children probably know what they are doing ;) it's the older ones that think they know what they are doing that is the problem. :D

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Oi, cheeky git :D

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I hope you checked the laptop can run XP, also that you have all relevant drivers to hand, a proper/ legal product key etc :erm:
Guilty conscience?? :p:

Re: A friend needs help installing Windows
 

Yes :blush:

i did it at school and screwed up several pcs.... oops :angel:

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It's true tho - I'm forever telling my boy off for it ;) :D

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They also bios lock PC's so that if stolen it's harder to access the bios system to allow you to change the boot up sequence.. you can't re-format a stolen pc and load up a new operating system very easily if it will only boot from the C drive and the accounts on that are password locked ;)
Believe me, if your mate buys a cheap laptop from someone who is not quite legit then it can take a bit of effort to get the laptop running again :angel:

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Ahh shut it, leave me alone, I need to learn my mistakes (which I did with my old Time PC, oh the times we had to get it fixed oops: )

Re: A friend needs help installing Windows
 

Completely off-topic, but your sig doesn't appear to display properly here. Unless it is meant to look like the the top half of some Hindi or Arabic writing.

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It's supposed to look like it ;)

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As Scott says - it's meant to look like that - and it's not Hindi or Arabic. But it IS writing.

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Maybe :angel:

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What type of writing is it then? Klingon?

Re: A friend needs help installing Windows
 

It is not Klingon - but it is an alien language.

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Allright. Spill the beans will you? If your anal probe prevents you from disclosing the information, just knock twice ;)