is there anyway to start a computer without windows?
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Yes, there are other operating systems-DOS is one of them.
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It happens, just go to 'my computer', then find the drive and double click, it will then start up. It can get annoying but windows is lame so what do you expect?
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assuming you have windows XP..
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Yes you can.\n\nIf you are using Window's go into the BIOS and set it to boot that first. (in few cases you don't need to change anything, but do this if doing nothing doesn't work)
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Contact your local Computer Guy, there are ways to get the disk and the data out of your laptop without powering it up.
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Switch off your PC and start working
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First, do start -control panel -add & remove programs\nRemove any you don't want/use.\nThen do start - run. Enter 'msconfig' without the quotes and (if you know what they are) disable any programs from starting up on boot that you don't want to.\nSpyware/adware scans are probably worth doing, if you don't do them regularly already.
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no deriver neede for windows xp
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Yes:\nhttp://www.funponsel.com/blog/archives/2005/08/06/how-to-bypass-windows-genuine-advantage-check-on-windows-xp/
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Go to Start menu and click on Run - type: msconfig - and press enter. Go to Start-up tab and disable the things you don't want to run at start up.  But be careful not to disable the important things needed to start you PC.
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Step 1:  Get rid of windows ME.  It's crappy and nobody uses it anymore, because nobody liked it in the first place.  You can run either windows 98 or windows 2000 on that machine.  \n\nStep 2:  Follow step 1, your problem will be solved.
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No. Because in order to run such a program you'd need you laptop to be on first.
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pc anywhere for heavens sake
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Do you mean completely restart the computer with the same settings as before? (AKA reformat the hard drive)\n\n1. Insert the start up discs that came with you computer in the cd-rom drive. There could be more than one, so get the one labeled first.\n2. Turn off your machine\n3. Start your machine, while the machine starts hold C or ctrl-C. I don't remember which it is, but the computer will indicate to start the computer from the cd rom. (It should be at the bottom of the screen when starting the computer) \n4. This will start copying the instructions from the disk inside the cd-rom. Then just follow the instructions.\n\nI would suggest backing up all your data that you need on cds or get an external hard drive. Once you reformat the hard drive, all the data, music and movies will be erased completely.
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click start, then run, type msconfig,then choose the startup tab unclick all the programs u dont want to start when u log on , click ok, then restart your computer, and thats all.
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Easiest way is to use something called GOTOMYPC. If it's a one-off, use their trial.\n\nIt does give you complete access to the PC
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Totally do-able.  Fred Langa, of InformationWeek, wrote a stepy by step guide to boot from a thumb drive. I know you want to use a external hard drive but the basic procedure is the same.\n\n"Fred Langa offers a step-by-step and illustrated guide on how to boot XP from an ordinary USB drive." --Fred Langa  (http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177102101)