Dell 4700 - hard boot vs. soft boot

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Because Windows XP is so stable, and uses the NTFS file system,
chances are highly remote that a restart button would even be necessary.

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"sf" wrote:

| My last computer had a reset button, this one doesn't. I used the
| reset button on my last one whenever ctrl/alt/del failed to soft boot
| my computer.
|
| Here is what Dell Chat tells me to do if ctrl/alt/del doesn't work:
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| Turn off the system from the power button. Remove the plug to the
| power supply from the back off the system tower.Then hold the power
| button on the tower down for 10 secs ( with the power cord removed).
| Reconnect the power cord and then restart the system.This time do a
| normal shutdown.
|
| Fortunately, I haven't needed to do it yet... what a PITA!
|
| What on earth was Dell thinking when they eliminated the reset
| button???


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