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Started by Julius
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:00
Boot message
Author: Julius
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:00
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I bought a NEC versa lap top a few months ago. When the computer is switched on the message "This computer belongs to a nerd" appears on the screen before the memory test or windows 95. Any help on how to remove this message will be appreciated. Thanks
Re: Boot message
Author: Jerry McMullin
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 00:00
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Julius, look in both Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files for a message line, if you find it type REM at the front of the line and then Reboot to see if the line dissappears. Jerry Julius wrote in message > I bought a NEC versa lap top a few months ago. When the computer is switched > on the message "This computer belongs to a nerd" appears on the screen > before the memory test or windows 95. > Any help on how to remove this message will be appreciated. > Thanks
Re: Boot message
Author: catcat
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 00:00
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Before the memory test!? Well, It's not quite right that the message is sent by the video card. Unfortunately, I don't have that kind of money to affort an NEC laptop ever. The only possibility to change this (I guess) is go into the CMOS BIOS settings, read the manual comes with it to see if there's any instructions or ask the people who sold you this. Have a good one Julius wrote: > I bought a NEC versa lap top a few months ago. When the computer is switched > on the message "This computer belongs to a nerd" appears on the screen > before the memory test or windows 95. > Any help on how to remove this message will be appreciated. > Thanks
Re: Boot message
Author: Chris Kennington
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:00
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On Wednesday, in article
<942801999.19745.0.nnrp-09.9e9856c9@news.demon.co.uk>
Julius@adasonla.demon.co.uk "Julius" wrote:
"I bought a NEC versa lap top a few months ago. When the computer is switched
"on the message "This computer belongs to a nerd" appears on the screen
"before the memory test or windows 95.
"Any help on how to remove this message will be appreciated.
By 'memory test' do you meant the BIOS counting up to see how
much is installed, or "xxxx is testing extended memory"?
If the latter, it is so early that it *must* be something in your
BIOS. Anyone know of a virus that can write such things into a BIOS?
If it's later, see whether it comes up if you boot from your
emergency boot floppy (you do have one, don't you?). If not, then
take a good look at your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; though I
imagine that it would not be beyond the wit of man (or possibly nerd)
to modify IO.SYS to include such a message.
Post the results and you will get more advice. Quite possibly
mutually incompatible.
Chris K.
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Re: Boot message
Author: Conor Turton
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:00
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In article <942801999.19745.0.nnrp-09.9e9856c9@news.demon.co.uk>, Julius@adasonla.demon.co.uk says... > I bought a NEC versa lap top a few months ago. When the computer is switched > on the message "This computer belongs to a nerd" appears on the screen > before the memory test or windows 95. > Any help on how to remove this message will be appreciated. > Thanks > There are utilities that allow modifications of the BIOS especially where a logo is displayed on startup such as Compaqs. It is not for the faint hearted and I'd just put up with it if I were you as your only solutions are to hack the BIOS yourself or get another. -- ________________________ Conor conor.turton@bigfoot.com ICQ:31909763 ________________________
Re: Boot message
Author: HJS
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:00
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On Thu, 18 Nov 1999 04:45:48 GMT, conor.turton@bigfoot.com (Conor Turton) wrote: >In article <942801999.19745.0.nnrp-09.9e9856c9@news.demon.co.uk>, >Julius@adasonla.demon.co.uk says... >> I bought a NEC versa lap top a few months ago. When the computer is switched >> on the message "This computer belongs to a nerd" appears on the screen >> before the memory test or windows 95. >> Any help on how to remove this message will be appreciated. >> Thanks >> >There are utilities that allow modifications of the BIOS especially >where a logo is displayed on startup such as Compaqs. It is not for the >faint hearted and I'd just put up with it if I were you as your only >solutions are to hack the BIOS yourself or get another. Why bother? It seems fairly harmless... -- ___________________ HJS +
Re: Boot message
Author: Bob May
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:00
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The message could be in the Video Display car ROM. Try a different video card and see if it goes away. Just a shot at finding it. -- Bob May I don't read attachments to posts as they may give me a virus If I expect an attachment from you I will open it.. You may have a brilliant thought but if you put it into an attachment I won't read it and thus both you and I lose. I don't like to say it but unfortunatly, there are those who insist upon being nasty to the rest of us. Bob May
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