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Old 22-11-2004, 07:46   #31
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Re: A friend needs help installing Windows

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Originally Posted by Paul
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
It can run XP, he text me the spec last night. Yes he does have all the access codes.
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