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Locked out of XP Pro - why can't I install Linux instead?

pork99 · 2006-02-13 16:54:41

About 2 months ago I installed Windows XP Professional on my laptop in anticipation of getting a wireless ADSL modem up and running. I installed it from the same disc that I installed XP on my desktop from but I didn't active it. Today I turned on the laptop (after it lay idle for a few weeks) in order to set up wireless…

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#32 02-03-2006 05:06PM

deimos

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DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote:

Jesus remind me never to buy a toshiba, can't believe they're locking out the CMOS setup... what retards :rolleyes:
There might be a secret key combo for it though, that they just give to the techs... I'd try some creative googling on the matter

hmmmm,
http://code.box.sk/newsread.php?newsid=1182

They probably just stop natural user interaction but for updates and alike there must be some form of writing and reading. Also, I would suspect they would abide by a standard, so there will probably be some ad hoc wasy of doing it like above.

"H&x0r d3 pl&n3t 31337 3lit3rz pwn'ed" and all that malarch.

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