[ale] there and back again (an HP laptop saga)

[Paul Cartwright]

On Tue October 13 2009, Preston Boyington wrote:
> on some machines after you format the partition it takes away the
> "Ctrl+F11" restore option.  that was the case with this HP.
>
> for Dell machines there is DSRFIX (Dell System Recovery Fix)
> http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/index.htm

I will study that page.. I might use it to put my old laptop back to original 
shape.. dunno WHY I would do that...:)
>
> i've used it in the past on Dell machines.  i WISH i had thought about
> trying Puppy (or DSL/Ubuntu/Knoppix/whatever LiveCD you like) and
> GParted before.

thanks!



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Paul Cartwright
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