Hi all Finally, finally got a nice clean install. In the end I 'nuked' the HD (many thanks Christer), must have had some stray files or...
Hi JPChris Yes I replaced the jumper to its original position, check. I do get a prompt "Press any key to boot from CD" message and then the...
JP Chris Hi An up-date for you - on the off-chance that you have not lost interest in this apparently lost cause? I followed your advice...
Thanks again for your response - as far as I'm concerned we've got nothing to lose by trying them - will give them a go and see what happens eh ?...
Just in case it helps... Here is the anti-virus report FYI. Have just noticed that the viruses were renamed NOT disinfected - is this...
update Hi all Just a quick update FYI Partial success - so near yet so far. I successfully hooked up the problem HD to my PC (and a big...
Many thanks Mickzer - just waiting to get the connecting lead to connect HD to slave. Thanks to everyone for all their help. I am checking my...
Many thanks will do! :)
JPChris Many many thanks for your help. I won't get chance to try this until Thursday at the earliest but will certainly let you know how I get...
Many thanks for the advice - sorry if I'm asking stupid questions but what is a jumper and how do I set it to slave? I guess it was a little...
JP Chris Many thanks for your advice. Unfortunately I cannot access my desktop no matter what I do - always appears blank in normal or safe...
Hi CD is original copy and not sure if it recognises HD - how would I tell? I boot into safe mode but get no icons, menu - nothing. I have...
Many thanks Wildfire
Please forgive my ignorance but is it possible to take a HD from a problem PC, hook it up as a slave HD to a fully functional PC and do a clean...
Hi Arie I have since got into the bios - or a least I think I have - I went to the boot menu and told it to boot from CD as a priority? The...
Thanks for the response guys I'll give both suggestions a go if I can? How do I set the bios to boot from CD? Do I hold down F2? Where will...
Hello, I have a problem with a friends PC - here goes... The PC was riddled with trojans - the desktop theme had been changed to a...
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