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Bought Computer but Has Admin Rights

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  • tronator
    tronator Posts: 2,859 Forumite
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    aj9648 wrote: »
    "Press a key to boot from CD within 5 sec ..." or similar? - nope there is no such message that pops up

    This is what I get if I insert my XP CD. Maybe the CD drive is faulty or has problems reading the media of the copy of XP...

    Did you try any other bootable CD?
  • aj9648
    aj9648 Posts: 1,386 Forumite
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    Did you try any other bootable CD?........like which ones?
  • gonzo127
    gonzo127 Posts: 4,482 Forumite
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    aj9648 wrote: »
    Did you try any other bootable CD?........like which ones?

    my personaly preference is ubuntu - yes it isnt windows, but if all else fails and this works you should be able to get a working operating system installed
    Drop a brand challenge
    on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
    10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
    20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
    30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)
  • tronator
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    aj9648 wrote: »
    Did you try any other bootable CD?........like which ones?

    As gonzo said, Ubuntu for instance. Even if you don't want to install it, you could boot from it and use GParted to delete all partitions. Then your XP might boot as there are no bootable partitions left.
  • aj9648
    aj9648 Posts: 1,386 Forumite
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    Cool - just downloading now and will let you know what happens!!!
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    aj9648 wrote: »
    Yeah I could but cant get to DOS mate !!!

    Have you actually tried following the instructions within my post? The solution is within the PDF there. If you didn't see it, it is here.
  • aj9648
    aj9648 Posts: 1,386 Forumite
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    Triend Ubuntu - came back with could not mount some sort of device (Dev Loop)

    Donnie - looked at your advice, but opening up the PC would be foreign to me mate !!!! :(
  • tronator
    tronator Posts: 2,859 Forumite
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    aj9648 wrote: »
    Triend Ubuntu - came back with could not mount some sort of device (Dev Loop)

    So you're saying that it booted from CD. That means the drive is ok.

    As for the rest, I don't know what you did. You boot from the Ubuntu CD until you come to the point where you have the choice between installing and trying. Chose "Try Ubuntu" and wait for it to finish booting. Then you click on System -> Administration -> GParted and delete all partitions.
  • JasX
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    JasX wrote: »
    reset it if it has a reboot&Reset type jumper switch or


    As per Donnie's post it does indeed have one of these, go grab a screwdriver and get that case open.... foreign or otherwise its very easy and no time like the present to learn.

    (I can gurantee your problem will be very difficuly if not impossibly to solve without fiddling inside it at some point)
  • aj9648
    aj9648 Posts: 1,386 Forumite
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    OK - will get the screwdriver out !!!!!
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