[Gllug] OSS for use on M$?

[Andy McGarty]

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:09:46 -0000, Chris Bell  
<chrisbell at overview.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> On Thu 19 Jan, Andy McGarty wrote:
>>
>> SNIP
>> >>>> A friend is using a Packard Bell computer kit supplied with a
>> >>>> password-protected BIOS which is set to boot only from the HDD, and
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> password is not currently available.
>> >>>
>> Turn it off, take the battery out and leave for ten minutes.  Or try and
>> spot the jumper to clear the bios settings?
>>
>> Andy
>
>    Yes, but it is not my computer, I am about 70 miles from the computer,
> and the owner needed detailed instructions to find the mains cable to the
> monitor. On the other hand, there are two youngsters trying to use the  
> box
> for their homework. I am able to send a CD, but for the moment it needs  
> to
> be accessible from M$.
>
>
Sorry I thought the reference to "a friend" was like when you call the  
doctor and say "A friend has a strange rash.....".

And if there are two youngsters using it for "homework" then it'll be  
infected to hell within a month and need a reformat anyway!


Andy


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