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Old 03/03/06, 01:23
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Hi can anyone help with a problem my wifes having with her pc. To restore here pc to factory settings etc she has to press f10 on command at bootup she needs to sort her pc out but the option isnt coming up to press f10 anymore any suggestions???
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Old 03/03/06, 13:50
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Re: Xp Help
Hello and welcome to the forum,

What exactly do you want to do?
Could it be achieved by reinstalling Windows?
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Old 05/03/06, 15:46
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Hello and welcome to the forum,

What exactly do you want to do?
Could it be achieved by reinstalling Windows?
she wanted to reset her pc back to like when she first got it like ive said to do this on her pc she has to press f10 on command at the startup but this option seems to have vanished it just boots straight into xp itself.due to the pc having the f10 function you dont get any back up disks or original xp disks to re install it so shes stuck any ideas?
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Old 05/03/06, 18:17
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Re: Xp Help
So what happens now if you press F10 during bootup?

I can't explain why the option vanished but it is possible and perfectly legal to burn your
own Windows disk which you could then use for reinstallation purposes.
You need your own licence key to do this of course.
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Old 05/03/06, 18:28
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Re: Xp Help
Also, is it XP Home or XP Professional?
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Old 05/03/06, 23:50
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Re: Xp Help
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So what happens now if you press F10 during bootup?

I can't explain why the option vanished but it is possible and perfectly legal to burn your
own Windows disk which you could then use for reinstallation purposes.
You need your own licence key to do this of course.
nothing happens at all now if you press f10 it just boots into win xp home
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Old 06/03/06, 03:37
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Re: Xp Help
That is unusual.
I've looked around but can't find any solution to the problem so far.
The next best thing would be to reinstall Windows from your own boot CD.
I can give you instructions on how to create one if you like.
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Old 07/03/06, 10:52
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That is unusual.
I've looked around but can't find any solution to the problem so far.
The next best thing would be to reinstall Windows from your own boot CD.
I can give you instructions on how to create one if you like.
No probs thanks for your help i managed to get hold of a copy of xp so ive just formatted the drive and done a fresh install amazingly it accepted her original license to.
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Old 07/03/06, 13:51
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No problem. Glad to hear its sorted.
Licences aren't usually locked to a particular copy of Windows and so will work with any CD
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F10 rescue
On quite a few systems, you are required to go into the BIOS and ENABLE the Rescue operation [Activate the F10 key]
This is a safety function i.e. to stop you doing it by mistake, as the Rescue will Reformat the Disk with loss of Data
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