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Offline mistybear

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Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« on: January 06, 2011, 11:24 »
This has been happening to my Medion for a while now, but I couldn't be bothered fixing it.

It has been booting from the CD okay, till I took the CD out to put another one in for the printer. I did an XP repair and lost a few things.....

I took the printer CD out and closed the ROM door, forgot about the booting problem, now I can't get the damned door open again and it won't boot without it.
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2011, 11:32 »
Isn't there a 'paper clip' release hole in the drawer front, Kate?
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2011, 11:38 »
You're a life saver, Rik. Thank you.
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2011, 11:47 »
Paper clips are my speciality, Kate.  :)
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2011, 11:54 »
Luckily we had one, now it's part of our PC repair kit.

Michael had just arrived home and he was declaring it ....... well, shall we say, much like our cricket team.
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2011, 11:55 »
 :)

I shall fill in the blanks mentally. ;)
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2011, 12:04 »
:hehe:
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2011, 12:07 »
no need 644 says it all really :-D

We could try and help you fix the boot disk failure too if you like?
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2011, 12:08 »
Did you say "we", Sam?  ;D
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2011, 12:17 »
I did.
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2011, 12:20 »
I bet Sam's plan has installing Linux mentioned somewhere. ;D
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2011, 12:24 »
Installing Linux ALWAYS works :)

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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2011, 12:26 »
I feel outnumbered, Steve. ;D
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2011, 12:35 »
I think Sam and Steve will get along well.  ;D
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Re: Boot Disc Failure, another one....
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2011, 12:53 »
 :laugh:
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