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#1 2009-11-03 21:09:40

jorkel
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Registered: 2006-08-08
Posts: 1456

REBOOST (reboot) a computer

Perhaps some think that “booting” a computer might involve kicking it out the door. At least “boosting” a computer suggests taking it from a suboptimal state to a more functional state.

Examples:

How to remove http://www.virprotect.com/?aff=1012 malware – Techie …my pc also infect by this malware ,and the best is when i do as your mothod ,i cannot reboost my computer to safe mode.when i press F8, it did not show the normal selection,but has …
www.techiecorner.com/136/how-to-remove- … 12-malware · Cached page

How do i reboost my computer? – Yahoo! Answers
Best Answer: I believe u mean to speed up your computer to the days when u first buy your PC or laptop?. Uf this is so go download the following :- 1) Clean your PC/lap top using anti …
Resolved · 9 total answers
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006040109844

My laptop volume is messed up? – Yahoo! Answersi don’t have the volume icon.When i go to “Program” ,”Accesories ”,”entrainment”, and “volume control” .and it doesn’t work ! plz help i had to reboost my computer due to a virus …
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090603134050AA8dXjS

Cool Surfing Gear – Types Of Surf Boards Knowledge Base
So if an old device is wrong which device is wrong? one of ther Audio driver rather than AC 97 Audio( I once tried delate AC 97 Audio, but when I reboost my computer it wasn’t …
coolsurfinggear.com/knowledgebase/browse/37/typesofsurfboards.html

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#2 2009-11-03 23:24:01

kem
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2850

Re: REBOOST (reboot) a computer

Eggscellent. I was able to track down about 20 examples. I assume the error also happens with “boot/boost,” but this switch is harder to track down.

Here is someone complaining about naive computer users: “No, We do not REBOOST a computer, we reboot them.”


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