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Reinstallation

cayenne · 2005-12-05 12:33:03

I'm trying to wipe/format a laptop which has a had a couple of viruses boot can't seem to get to a reBoot stage. Some system files have been deleted which means I can't use the laptops management software to reBoot. I've gone in to F12 and F2 but can't find anyway to do it. Any suggestions. In a nut shell I want to clear…

05-12-2005 12:33pm

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cayenne

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I'm trying to wipe/format a laptop which has a had a couple of viruses boot can't seem to get to a reBoot stage. Some system files have been deleted which means I can't use the laptops management software to reBoot. I've gone in to F12 and F2 but can't find anyway to do it. Any suggestions. In a nut shell I want to clear the laptop and reinstall everything

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#2 05-12-2005 12:43pm

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You're going to need the Operating System disc. Go into the bios and set it to boot from CD rom. Then the set up will give you an option to format.

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#3 05-12-2005 12:44pm

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What make of laptop is it? What recovery options came with the laptop, i.e. cds or hard drive recovery?

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