JJ rambled on in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> Can the XP install be initiated with bootup floppies, the way it was
> done in Windows NT ?
>
> If so, how do you create those floppies ?
>
> We have a computer that won't boot from a CD, and we can't change the
> settings because of an unknown BIOS password. It would've been nice if
> we knew how to reset the BIOS to factory default.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>

Here's how to remove the bios password...

goto www.bootdisk.com and create a bootable floppy and make sure debug.exe
is on the disk then at the dos prompt type....

DEBUG

and hit Enter. You'll see a dash (-) at the DEBUG prompt. Now type:

o 70 2e

which will show as -o 70 2e at the DEBUG prompt. Hit Enter. Then type:

o 71 ff

and hit Enter. Finally type:

Q


FYI o = the letter O not zero