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it is riddled

  • 28-07-2011 11:01am
    #1
    flutered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭


    folks i got an old lappy down the market for the grandkids, but as the heading says its riddled, can i type something in the run box that will get it to format, your help is appreciated.


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  • #2
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    Best option would be to install a Linux distro may be one aimed at children. They will be able to browse the internet, use email, play music and videos and a few children's games as well as a lot of educational software aimed at children.

    Look in the Unix/Linux forum under operating systems for suggestions on child friendly distros.


  • #3
    flutered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭flutered


    as it is now not reconoising the dvd player i cannot boot from there, which is why i need to issue a written command.


  • #4
    thestranger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭thestranger


    Does your computer have a recovery partition that you can use to reinstall windows?


  • #5
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    How do you know it's "riddled"?
    Did you get a discs with it?
    Would it be ok to install another operating system and get rid of Windows?


  • #6
    flutered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭flutered


    it will not allow anti virus to run, when trying to use them first off the mouse is on a piece of elastic, then when i down load one i get a dialouge box tells me the system does not allow the instalation of such files, it is an old dell lattitude with a 127 stick and a 10 gig hard drive, the grand kids are only 4 so there is no requirement for any thing better.


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  • #7
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    In that case I agree with FSL, download and burn a CD with Ubuntu and just overwrite Windows.

    http://www.edubuntu.org/ is good for kids
    http://edubuntu.org/download

    Mind I haven't used this myself so can't say if you will run into snags but the Linux forum will be able to help.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZtANWP7Q0g


  • #8
    flutered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭flutered


    as i have already explained i cannot run any thing from the dvd player, i have tried to run an old copy of ubuntu, xp pro, tiny xp and dbann.


  • #9
    ikeano29
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭ikeano29


    Well you could put almost any operating system you want on a pen/flash drive and in BIOS settings boot from the USB and install.

    Also if you want to try and repair the system you could use hiren boot on your flash drive but you must format the flash/pen drive to fat32.

    step by step here

    http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd-on-usb-disk


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