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Old 21-11-2004, 23:25   #16
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Re: A friend needs help installing Windows

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Re: A friend needs help installing Windows

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because children fiddle
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.
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Old 21-11-2004, 23:31   #18
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Old 21-11-2004, 23:32   #19
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Re: A friend needs help installing Windows

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Ill get him to install XP then as its the easiest option.
I hope you checked the laptop can run XP, also that you have all relevant drivers to hand, a proper/ legal product key etc
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Re: A friend needs help installing Windows

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Guilty conscience??
Yes

i did it at school and screwed up several pcs.... oops
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Old 21-11-2004, 23:35   #21
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Re: A friend needs help installing Windows

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Oi, cheeky git
It's true tho - I'm forever telling my boy off for it
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Re: A friend needs help installing Windows

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
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It's true tho - I'm forever telling my boy off for it
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 )
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It's true tho - I'm forever telling my boy off for it
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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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.
It's supposed to look like it
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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.
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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Old 22-11-2004, 00:26   #28
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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.
What type of writing is it then? Klingon?
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What type of writing is it then? Klingon?
It is not Klingon - but it is an alien language.
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It is not Klingon - but it is an alien language.
Allright. Spill the beans will you? If your anal probe prevents you from disclosing the information, just knock twice
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