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Basically around the 2000s we had a WinXP computer and each time I wanted to use it, either my mom or my dad had to turn it on. However they had to strike the key to enter the BIOS. Everytime when booting the PC. Then they would exit the BIOS and so Windows XP would boot normally.

Do you guys know if your parents also did that and why?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your parents werent computer smart people.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey, knowing your way into the BIOS and out again is at least hacker level 7.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

wait, there's a way out? I bought another pc for nothing

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I’ve been sitting in the BIOS for 20 years now. Send help.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You can buy new PCs? I flashed Firefox to my BIOS the one time it let me restart

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean the computer literally tells you how to do it when booting up

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Reading the messages on the screen is already hacker level 5.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It doesn't tell you how to exit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well not unless you're literate I suppose.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Lol yeah like it doesn’t verbally tell you, if that’s what they were expecting.