namllihs said:On my Dell (Inspiron 1300) if you press <CTRL> and <F11> when the blue bar appears after switching on you can restore OS and any supplied software to it original state ie as it left the factory.
I would STRONGLY advise against doing this. There's a high chance that the problem thats causing you to reinstall in the first place will still exist.Steep said:If you just re-install
lumpster said:I see that this thread was started in dec last year. Did you manage to re-format Boon? If so, did it all go ok?
I've done it a few times now, but it never fails to scare me... I am terrible at organizing, so always panic that I have forgotten to back something up. :shake:
I once lost all my outlook emails in my inbox. Unlike a sane person, I hadnt resaved the important ones or printed them off. I lost a year's worth of correspondence. That was a fun day for my wife the language coming out of the office would have made Shaun Ryder blush.
Um, this thread was started yesterday. December 05 is the date Boon joined us.lumpster said:I see that this thread was started in dec last year. Did you manage to re-format Boon? If so, did it all go ok?