[OT] Gateway BIOS setup & Win98 Network Neighborhood

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Both the TweakUI program and the Policy editor can be used in Windows
98 to remove and restore the network neighborhood icon from the
desktop.

---original message---
From: Todd Caughey <caugheyt@h...>
Date: Mon Nov 26, 2001 5:39 pm
Subject: [OT] Gateway BIOS setup & Win98 Network Neighborhood

A couple of questions I have struck out with, at Gateway and on MS
Knowledgebase, which the collected experience of this gorup may be
able to help with.

#1 - Over the long weekend one of our accounting people had their
PC "used" and someone deleted all of the Vantage files. I want to
lock it down with a bootup password but can not get into the BIOS
setup. F1 and Del do not work. It gives no option to go into setup
as it starts up. This is a Gateway Professional PIII-866. I have
asked Gateway via email but have had no response (surprise). Anyone
know if there is a hardware jumper to inhibit setup access or some
other key for it?

#2 - The same user has lost the "Network Neighborhood" icon both on
the desktop and in Explorer. Anyone know how to get this back?
Perhaps a corrupted registry setting is to blame?

Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
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A couple of questions I have struck out with, at Gateway and on MS
Knowledgebase, which the collected experience of this gorup may be able to
help with.

#1 - Over the long weekend one of our accounting people had their PC "used"
and someone deleted all of the Vantage files. I want to lock it down with a
bootup password but can not get into the BIOS setup. F1 and Del do not
work. It gives no option to go into setup as it starts up. This is a
Gateway Professional PIII-866. I have asked Gateway via email but have had
no response (surprise). Anyone know if there is a hardware jumper to
inhibit setup access or some other key for it?

#2 - The same user has lost the "Network Neighborhood" icon both on the
desktop and in Explorer. Anyone know how to get this back? Perhaps a
corrupted registry setting is to blame?

Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.


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On some older PC's I remember pressing the grey + or - key (I forget
which)during bootup will get you into CMOS settings.

Gary Polvinale
Denton ATD

-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Caughey [mailto:caugheyt@...]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 12:40 PM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Gateway BIOS setup & Win98 Network Neighborhood


A couple of questions I have struck out with, at Gateway and on MS
Knowledgebase, which the collected experience of this gorup may be able to
help with.

#1 - Over the long weekend one of our accounting people had their PC "used"
and someone deleted all of the Vantage files. I want to lock it down with a
bootup password but can not get into the BIOS setup. F1 and Del do not
work. It gives no option to go into setup as it starts up. This is a
Gateway Professional PIII-866. I have asked Gateway via email but have had
no response (surprise). Anyone know if there is a hardware jumper to
inhibit setup access or some other key for it?

#2 - The same user has lost the "Network Neighborhood" icon both on the
desktop and in Explorer. Anyone know how to get this back? Perhaps a
corrupted registry setting is to blame?

Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



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I had an old Gateway that you had to type CNTL + ALT + S at the C:\
prompt. It took awhile for even Gateway to remember that one. It's
worth a shot.

Juliet


-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Polvinale [mailto:garyp@...]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 11:56 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Gateway BIOS setup & Win98 Network
Neighborhood


On some older PC's I remember pressing the grey + or - key (I forget
which)during bootup will get you into CMOS settings.

Gary Polvinale
Denton ATD

-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Caughey [mailto:caugheyt@...]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 12:40 PM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Gateway BIOS setup & Win98 Network Neighborhood


A couple of questions I have struck out with, at Gateway and on MS
Knowledgebase, which the collected experience of this gorup may be able
to
help with.

#1 - Over the long weekend one of our accounting people had their PC
"used"
and someone deleted all of the Vantage files. I want to lock it down
with a
bootup password but can not get into the BIOS setup. F1 and Del do not
work. It gives no option to go into setup as it starts up. This is a
Gateway Professional PIII-866. I have asked Gateway via email but have
had
no response (surprise). Anyone know if there is a hardware jumper to
inhibit setup access or some other key for it?

#2 - The same user has lost the "Network Neighborhood" icon both on the
desktop and in Explorer. Anyone know how to get this back? Perhaps a
corrupted registry setting is to blame?

Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder
and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/





Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder
and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Try the TAB key when booting....some of the newer
gateways have the "logo" splash screen, but return to
the traditional POST screen when pressing TAB.
Hopefully from here they list the key that needs to be
pressed.

I have also seen some BIOS's that need F2 pressed to
change settings.

Good luck
John Mueske
Hiatt Manufacturing, Inc.


--- Todd Caughey <caugheyt@...> wrote:
> A couple of questions I have struck out with, at
> Gateway and on MS
> Knowledgebase, which the collected experience of
> this gorup may be able to
> help with.
>
> #1 - Over the long weekend one of our accounting
> people had their PC "used"
> and someone deleted all of the Vantage files. I
> want to lock it down with a
> bootup password but can not get into the BIOS setup.
> F1 and Del do not
> work. It gives no option to go into setup as it
> starts up. This is a
> Gateway Professional PIII-866. I have asked Gateway
> via email but have had
> no response (surprise). Anyone know if there is a
> hardware jumper to
> inhibit setup access or some other key for it?
>
> #2 - The same user has lost the "Network
> Neighborhood" icon both on the
> desktop and in Explorer. Anyone know how to get
> this back? Perhaps a
> corrupted registry setting is to blame?
>
> Thanks,
> -Todd Caughey
> Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

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