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Dell optiplex 755 vista will not boot

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phil glynn Posts 3 Registration date Sunday February 23, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 23, 2014 - Feb 23, 2014 at 02:39 PM
phil glynn Posts 3 Registration date Sunday February 23, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 23, 2014 - Feb 23, 2014 at 06:13 PM
My. Dell optiplex 755 will not boot up from start because I have no boot up software on the computer. Windows vista operating software. Where can I get the boot up software to get to my hard drive
Do I need the original disks or is there free boot up software I can download?

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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Feb 23, 2014 at 03:11 PM
There are no free copies of Windows that are safe to download. You might find one but it could be have a nasty virus or malware. You can download a free copy of Linux - Ubuntu is quite good. On another computer, that has a CD-RW drive, download the file and burn the ISO to a new CD.

Then change the boot order in the BIOS to boot from the CD/DVD drive. Then select the option to install Linux.
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phil glynn Posts 3 Registration date Sunday February 23, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 23, 2014
Feb 23, 2014 at 04:56 PM
Thanks,
Can I down load the free copy of Linux-Ubuntu to a thumb drive?
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Feb 23, 2014 at 05:30 PM
yes. I suggest you read these instructions:

https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/linux/how-install-ubuntu-using-usb-flash-drive-3351312/
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phil glynn Posts 3 Registration date Sunday February 23, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 23, 2014
Feb 23, 2014 at 06:13 PM
Thanks
Phil

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