Wiping a lap top

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Wiping a lap top

Post by Scrummy Mummy » 21st Feb, '13, 12:08

So I have an ancient lap top that Mini uses for games etc, but it's really, really, slow.

What's the quickest way of wiping it clean and starting again so that he can surf?

(And I've no idea where the recovery disk is, if I ever made one ...)

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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by Jedi » 21st Feb, '13, 12:29

I think you're best bet is checking the vendor website for instructions on how to make/download recovery disks.

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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by Scrummy Mummy » 21st Feb, '13, 14:16

It's Acer. Turns out there's a button you click. So easy even I could do it ....

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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by baloo » 21st Feb, '13, 19:59

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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by Fat Bob » 21st Feb, '13, 20:13

So how long should we unsubscribe from this thread, lads?
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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by Lichtgestalt » 21st Feb, '13, 21:21

The subject and the fact that a (suspected) woman started the thread made me first think that she was talking about cleaning the screen... gd&r

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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by Scrummy Mummy » 21st Feb, '13, 21:48

Suspected woman?

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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by sluggo » 22nd Feb, '13, 02:59

Oh she's a women alright, I've met her. And she's quite nice as well.
I guess we're not in Kansas anymore.

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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by Fat Bob » 22nd Feb, '13, 07:48

Sluggo and Scrummy sitting in a tree......
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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by Kooky » 22nd Feb, '13, 14:49

It was the "quite" that made me laugh.

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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by sluggo » 23rd Feb, '13, 03:41

OK I screwed up. I tried to delete the post because I have never met Scrummy Mummy. I thought the OP was someone else. Also, who hasn't made a typo on a post.
I guess we're not in Kansas anymore.

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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by Kooky » 23rd Feb, '13, 04:56

Nooo, don't take it so seriously - we're only having a laugh with you.

She is a woman, and she's quite nice too.

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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by Scrummy Mummy » 23rd Feb, '13, 07:11

Quite? Quite?

I was a bit worried there, as I couldn't remember meeting Sluggo. I thought it was early dementia.

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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by Fat Bob » 23rd Feb, '13, 09:23

Better than being "quite a woman"....
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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by Spike » 24th Feb, '13, 10:16

Fat Bob wrote:Better than being "quite a woman"....
Could be worse. She could have been called "not quite a woman", many of whom reside in Bangkok.
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Re: Wiping a lap top

Post by sluggo » 25th Feb, '13, 04:02

Kooky wrote:Nooo, don't take it so seriously - we're only having a laugh with you.

She is a woman, and she's quite nice too.
Not to worry Kooky I rarely take anything on this forum seriously.
I guess we're not in Kansas anymore.

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