Ralph Gorrill wrote: > I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please. > > You don't indicate which version of Fedora was installed. Starting with Fedora 11 the boot loader includes the latest DMM technology. With DMM (Don't Mess with Me) technology changes are made to the MBR (Master Boot Record) and to the BIOS such that it is extremely difficult to install a foreign O/S. In many cases the only solution would be to replaced the hard drive. The upcoming Fedora 12 will have the follow on to DMM with the first release of DSM. DSM (Don't Screw with Me) is basically the same as DMM. However, it will implement the FA (Fatal Attraction) extensions. DSM with the FA extensions operates in a similar fashion to DMM. However, if you do manage to bypass the DMM features DSM with FA ensures you will be sorry you even looked at a different O/S. In some cases, replacement of the hard drive can defeat FA. The follow on to DSM is DFM. DFM is in early development and its release schedule has not been determined. Several technological hurdles need to be overcome before the release of DFM (Don't F*** with Me). Among the hurdles to overcome are: a) Features need to be equally effective when a system is operating on battery power or when connected to mains power. b) EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse) needs to be delivered via PS2, USB and Wireless Keyboards. Good luck, for now. -- Now it's time to say goodbye To all our company... M-I-C (see you next week!) K-E-Y (Why? Because we LIKE you!) M-O-U-S-E. Guess Who! http://tinyurl.com/mc4xe7
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