07-10-2010, 02:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-10-2010, 02:13 PM by Mute Point.)
Well, let me help with the easiest problem first... to remove a BIOS password when you don't know it. Unplug all power from the PC, and then pull the CMOS battery out (If you don't know what it is, it';s the little one that looks like a watch battery) Leave it out for 3 full days (72 hours from when you remove it.) And then put it back, you should get a message when you start up about invalid setup info, and you can go in and fix it all without fear of a password blocking you.
As for fixing your windows installation... Once you can boot from the CD, do a "repair" install if you can.. (When you go to choose a partition to install on, you should be able to press "R" to start it.) Don't try to fix it using the recovery console, there isn't much you can do with drivers there unless you know the exact one you're looking for, and even then it might not help since you can only disable them.
If you can't do a repair install, then do a fresh install on another partition or hard drive, and boot from that.
As for fixing your windows installation... Once you can boot from the CD, do a "repair" install if you can.. (When you go to choose a partition to install on, you should be able to press "R" to start it.) Don't try to fix it using the recovery console, there isn't much you can do with drivers there unless you know the exact one you're looking for, and even then it might not help since you can only disable them.
If you can't do a repair install, then do a fresh install on another partition or hard drive, and boot from that.
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