Not worth the headache?

Hi all, I am going insane with an IBM comp. I picked up after a business closure, I want to wipe everything off and re-install XP but it keeps giving me error msg of you dont have admin rights to do this, but there are no other accounts listed and no passwords to log in. I have tried altering bios to read from cd with XP but it just loads straight into the already loaded program.....HELP!!:confused

 

Welcome to MG. :wave

This really should go into a thread in Software, but.......
Do you have a option in the BIOS to disable the hard drive? (in the Boot options)
That will force the boot from disc.

 

Hi Musksnipe
No there doesn't seem to be that option.
Thanks for the quick response. Can I/should I try and change the thread to where you said??
Thanks again.
lozzle
Ps I like yr icons.

 

Yeah, it would be best to post in the Software Forum.
I don't know about your BIOS, but in my Dell, there are hints at the bottom of the screen.
In the Boot Options section, I can move drives up or down, by high-lighting, then using the plus or minus keys.
The drives also show a check mark in front of them, which the shift key removes or adds. That's what disables them from being a boot option, although they will still work.
I'm not even sure what my BIOS looks like on my HP. Don't remember being in it. rolleyes
Post in software and also include some info about your PC (Make/model/BIOS) and some one will set you in the right direction.

Beaker is a favorite of mine, too.

 

:wave and welcome to MG's Lozzle

 

Hi welcome to MGs

you could use this to kill the disk and then load from OS DVD.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Active_KillDisk_d4791.html

it will wipe everything from the hard drive and you start with a virgin PC

 

a warm welcome to the forums :wave

 

:wave Lozzle,

Welcome to Major Geeks! :major

 

Hi Bill

Thanks for the info, have just downloaded it and about to give it a go.
Thanks again very much appreciated.
Lozzle

 

Hi All thanks for the warm welcomes and advice, I seem to have fixed the problem ... well almost, I installed windows 98 which ran straight from the installation disk or cd(where no oher disk I put in would) and then reloaded XP which over wrote 98, but here is the next problem my screen image is only 16bit and no matter how many times I run the XP disk it doesnt change. Can't work it out as the other computers I have loaded with this disk all have the 32bit capacity.
Anyway thanks again for the welcome, and maybe this info can help others.

Cheers for now.

Lozzle

 

Start a new thread in the Software Forum
The guys in there will be able to help you with that.