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Posted 11 December 2008 - 07:20 AM
This is my first post. I'm hoping not to put my foot in my mouth too much here. Bear with me.
It's been awhile since I've had serious problems with malware, spyware, adbots yadda yadda. I've bought a new computer recently and it's been working quite nicely until I had contracted SpyGuard 2008. I successfully removed it, with the help of no less than 4 freeware programs, but now my registry is all screwy and there seems to be more complications than I care to deal with individually, so I'm opting to format once I back up all my data.
My question is this: In the past I had set a password to my DOS setup program. Somewhere in between the past and now, I have lost track of it. Is my password protected DOS setup menu going to affect my ability to format? If so, is there anyway to bypass it/somehow reset it?
I understand this isn't the most pressing concern in these forums ~ but at the moment I'm just trying to get a plan of attack charted out. I cannot open a single application without getting a .ddl error & I'm just dying to wipe this hard drive!
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Posted 11 December 2008 - 02:59 PM
I believe you are referring to the BIOS, not DOS. I'm sure your question is a legitimate one. Nonetheless, per forum rules:
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