Removed Parition, need help removing F11

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Removed Parition, need help removing F11

#1 Post by nomissa » Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:12 pm

I deleted the partition containing the OS backup files (I purchased recovery CDs), but now when I press F11 at startup I get an 'Error Loading Operating System' message because (I think) the predesktop area doesn't exist anymore.

Is there any way to remove this F11 function? I realize I can simply just avoid pushing F11 during startup, but for completeness' sake I would like to make it so that pushing F11 during startup doesn't do anything. Any help would be much appreciated.

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#2 Post by jdhurst » Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:17 pm

Try key customizer, or perhaps just accept that there are much, much, much, much bigger fish to fry. ... JDH

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#3 Post by GomJabbar » Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:16 pm

One of the following might work. I never heard of anyone complaining of that problem before, so these are just some guesses.

Go to the BIOS setup menu and under: Security > Predesktop Area, set to Disabled.

From a Windows install CD (of the same version), run Fixboot or Fixmbr or possibly Bootcfg from the Recovery Console. See Windows Help and Support for more info.
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