Well I hadn't experienced any problems with the drive prior to my virus/malware issues, and it's most definitely a CD and not a DVD. Luckily I have an internal DVD drive too and just tried that, with luck! I had tried it already yesterday, but that was prior to figuring out how to force it to boot from the drive. Now I'm in the blue screen with a bunch of stuff loading from the CD...this is a good sign.
Just pressed R for Recovery Console...didn't get an option to log in to the admin account, though. It says I can type EXIT to quit Recovery Console and restart the computer, and below that it says exactly this:
Quote:
1: C:\WINDOWS
Which Windows installation would you like to log onto
(To cancel, press ENTER)?
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There is a white square after the question mark, and that's it...I don't see any installation options. If I hit enter, it shows the Dell logo with loading bar (like when you first turn it on) then goes to a blank black screen forever.
Thanks for your continued assistance.
