Hey, guys, I've got a copy of Hiren's Boot CD, and I'm trying to disable a (different) computer temporarily, but not completely wipe the hard drive. Any suggestions?
overwrite bootloader with grub
no one will understand what it is
>>53900526
>Hiren's Boot CD
>deprecated
Do something like >>53900541 or otherwise screw with the bootloader. The MBR tools in that picture lead me to believe that you could do something with that using that CD.
How do I do that? Google's not being the most useful and I'm incompetent with most of Hirens
>>53900526
Why not just fiddle with BIOS settings?
No need to do any real damage.
>>53900601
I just need the computer to be unavailable for an hour. What BIOS settings could I change for that? Legitimately asking here. I normally fix computers, not break them.
>>53900633
Open the case and disconnect the hard drive. Assuming its a normie's computer, it should spaz out about no boot device.
>>53900633
remove the hdd from boot devices or >>53900716
>>53900633
> fixes computers
> can't delete and restore active partitions
http://thpc.info/how/make_active.html
>>53900633
So you fix computers, but don't know how to remove a boot entry?
>>53900776
>>53900767
build and minor repairs, yes. I'm an IT assistant at a High School. Trying to learn on the job, but I'm not a professional at all
>>53900803
Holy fuck how did you even get the job?
>>53900803
don't answer the cunt holes on here fello soon to be technician.
>>53900767
>http://thpc.info/how/make_active.html
I could do this, but I'd prefer to not break this computer for good. I didn't know that would do the trick?
>>53900825
Have you ever been inside a high school?
>>53900834
just go into bios and set it to boot from cdrom only or something.
>>53900803
this is an 18+ board
>>53900842
You have a good point.
>>53900880
right. I work at the high school, I don't attend it
>>53900861
this is ok idea
if you can access pc physically, just pull the hdd cable from it and later return it back
or turn off power supply on the back of the pc
OP if you tell us why we may be able to come up with something more suited.
That and im just curious really.
>>53900900
Take creep shots and upload plz
>>53900958
Im just trying to piss off my professor because of a semesters worth of bullshit.
>>53900996
There's actually a whole host of reasons, but that's the main thing
>>53900996
>>53900996
http://www.howtogeek.com/57552/the-10-most-ridiculously-awesome-geeky-computer-pranks/
>>53901009
set it to boot from cd. put that i and boot mini windows xp
or parted magic whichever
if you boot parted magic you can take the cd with you
>>53901031
>http://www.howtogeek.com/57552/the-10-most-ridiculously-awesome-geeky-computer-pranks/
theres nothing funny in this
Seen this before and the reason why is
>sabotage the PC
>wait for them to freak out and for it to be something they wouldn't check because it normally isn't taken out (like the hard drive as suggested)
>wait for them to not be there and undo what you did
>"Oh I fixed it"
>you must be an IT god!
>>53901071
not with that attitude
>>53900996
>>53901009
FUCK YOU OP ALL OF US HERE WORK FOR MAJOR COMPUTER AND I.T. PLAYERS IN THE TECH INDUSTRY AND THIS IS THE BULLSHIT YOU COME ON HERE AND ASK US HOW TO PULL COMPUTER PRANKS?!!!! FUCK YOU OP!
>>53900900
you need to disable someone's pc....
as a 'tech' "assistant" .........
and can't just get their hardware that is not even theirs to begin with....................
for official school repairs...........................................................................
maybe you should attend assertiveness classes while you're looking up how to do things that 13 year olds actually know better than you, that way you can muster up the courage to tell a punk kid to gtfo hardware that is basically yours.
>>53900526
open pc, unplug hdd power cable.
>>53900568
what do you use currently?
