Re: TYPE THE PASSWORD THEN PRESS <ENTER>

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From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/26/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:05:08 -0600

You would need to check the Bios to see or of course ask your son. :o)
You are not getting to the Welcome Screen when this happens, correct? Only
to the Dell splash screen? 

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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I didn't and don't know how.  Could my son have done it?
>-----Original Message-----
>Have you set a Bios password, Steve?
>
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>"Steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>> I have a Pentium IV with XP Professional which had been
>> runnng fine until now.  It won't boot up.  When I start
>> the PC it give me the Dell logo and the it says "TYPE
THE
>> PASSWORD THEN PRESS <ENTER>".  I didn't do anything to
>> require a password to boot up and I hae tried all my
>> usual passwords.  After I enter a password it
>> say "Incorrect password. System halted" and is
>> unresponsive.  I run an antivirus program and update.
>> Please help
>> Steve
>
>
>.
>

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