Clean Install Problems

[Tim Knaggs]

Thanks for your help, do you know which key you are
suppose to hold down?

>-----Original Message-----
>To perform clean install, boot the laptop from the WinXP
>setup CD (yes, press a key to boot from the XP CD when it
>prompts) and follow the instructions.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi my girlfriend has a compaq 2500 presario laptop and
>she
>>has forgotten her password and she doesn't know her
>>administrator password either. The only option seems to
>be
>>a clean install as she can't get into her admin account
>to
>>change her password, how can you perform a clean install
>>when you can get into windows xp or admin, can you do it
>>from a cd pressing down a key when restarting the laptop.
>>
>>Any help would be really appreciated.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Tim Knaggs
>>.
>>
>.
>

[Kadaitcha Man]

Tim Knaggs wrote:
> Thanks for your help, do you know which key you are
> suppose to hold down?

Crikey, mate. You want someone to come over and do it for you? Try F2. Try
F10. Try Esc. Failing that, try reading the ****ing manual.

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[SunSpot]

It usually says "press any key to boot from CD", so you can -press any key
on the keyboard, it does not matter which one.
If the laptop will not boot from CD then you need to go into the bios and
change the boot order.


"Tim Knaggs" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for your help, do you know which key you are
> suppose to hold down?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >To perform clean install, boot the laptop from the WinXP
> >setup CD (yes, press a key to boot from the XP CD when it
> >prompts) and follow the instructions.
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Hi my girlfriend has a compaq 2500 presario laptop and
> >she
> >>has forgotten her password and she doesn't know her
> >>administrator password either. The only option seems to
> >be
> >>a clean install as she can't get into her admin account
> >to
> >>change her password, how can you perform a clean install
> >>when you can get into windows xp or admin, can you do it
> >>from a cd pressing down a key when restarting the laptop.
> >>
> >>Any help would be really appreciated.
> >>
> >>Regards
> >>
> >>Tim Knaggs
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >