Re: Re-Install Windows XP
- From: "Skold" <konietzko11@xxxxxxxxxxx(spamisbanned)>
- Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:38:03 -0700
Most of the time you dont need the brand of the motherboard to change a
configuration into the BIOS.Press the Delete key when you boot your
computer.This will bring you into the Bios configuration screen,then find the
boot options and make sure your Cd-Rom is set as the first boot device.
"5hulses" wrote:
> Once I figure what kind of motherboard I have, then what?
>
> "T. Waters" wrote:
>
> > 5hulses wrote:
> > > I received a computer from a neighbor which has Windows XP
> > > Professional installed already, but the only problem is that you need
> > > a password from the admin to get into Windows. Someone told me that
> > > I just can re-install Windows XP with my copy (home) and it should
> > > solve the password problem. Today I booted up my computer with the CD
> > > in the drive & all it did was go right to the welcome screen as
> > > before. What gives?
> >
> > "What gives" is that your computer is looking for its instructions on the
> > hard drive. There is software on the computer's main circuit board that
> > tells the computer where to look for "boot" instructions, and you can
> > (carefully) go into the software and change the instructions so that your
> > computer will look at the CD-ROM first.
> > First, you have to determine the brand of motherboard you have.
> > See this article, since computers vary in the method of accessing the
> > motherboard.
> > "Access/Enter Motherboard BIOS"
> > http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
> >
> >
> >
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