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sassy · 17-11-08, 01:42 AM

Hi all, can someone help me out, every time l boot up my pc it goes to the bios screen l have been in and changed it to boot from the HD no luck, l have also asked it to boot from the CD, still no luck. The only way l can get into Windows Vista is to hit disregard changes and exit. This problem has only happened since there were new windows update.
l do hope somebody here can help me sort this out (very afraid to mess with the bios setting, as l don't know what l am doing)
Thanks in advance for any help
sassy

nvingo · 17-11-08, 03:27 AM

Does your PC spend more time off than on? Is it several months or years old ?
If after your workaround to start Windows, you subsequently reboot it without powering off, does it boot then ?
I'm not sure but if it's happening the same every time, is like the backup battery is flat. These are typically the ones like a 10p piece - CR2032 3v lithium on the motherboard.

sassy · 17-11-08, 11:41 PM

thanks nvingo for your reply Now l am feeling really bloody blonde here! l found the delete button on my keyboard stuck in the down postion

17-11-08, 01:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
sassy Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hope l got the right place Hi all, can someone help me out, every time l boot up my pc it goes to the bios screen l have been in and changed it to boot from the HD no luck, l have also asked it to boot from the CD, still no luck. The only way l can get into Windows Vista is to hit disregard changes and exit. This problem has only happened since there were new windows update. l do hope somebody here can help me sort this out (very afraid to mess with the bios setting, as l don't know what l am doing) Thanks in advance for any help sassy

17-11-08, 03:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
nvingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambs, UK Posts: 211 Thanks: 2 Thanked 24 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Hope l got the right place Does your PC spend more time off than on? Is it several months or years old ? If after your workaround to start Windows, you subsequently reboot it without powering off, does it boot then ? I'm not sure but if it's happening the same every time, is like the backup battery is flat. These are typically the ones like a 10p piece - CR2032 3v lithium on the motherboard.

17-11-08, 11:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
sassy Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Nvingo thanks nvingo for your reply Now l am feeling really bloody blonde here! l found the delete button on my keyboard stuck in the down postion

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