I've tried pressing [F12], but the computer makes this loud *beep* sound then continues to start windows up normally. There is no splash screen that allows me to enter bios, and the 'press any key to boot from cd' screen doesn't appear either. I searched around and found that this computer is "Legacy Free," which, if I'm not mistaken, means that you cannot access the bios upon startup. If this is true, then the only way I can install windows is if I remove the hard drive and install it via another computer, then pop it back into the laptop. I can't log in and install it normally because this computer has a virus and as soon as I log in it shuts off.
Any other thoughts? Currently I'm researching this 'sysprep' command.
OMG! I just had a brainwave! What if I just connect this hard drive to my computer, scan it with my antivirus, then delete the virus! Think that'd work?