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Booting up a computer from CD Rom

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by tigermission1, May 24, 2009.

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  1. tigermission1

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    I am having a little problem trying to boot up the computer from recovery disc at startup. I already have Windows XP installed and I am trying to basically install a fresh copy. I went into BIOS and changed the bootup order to CD ROM first, yet for whatever reason it is not working, and instead Windows starts up anyways.

    Any ideas on how I can get my computer to boot up from the Windows CD? Any way I can do it manually instead of changing around the boot up order?

    thanks!
     
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    Do you get a message that says something like "press any key to boot from CD"?
     
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    Homer Simpson: Where's the any key?!?!
     
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    Oh come on! I am not that computer illiterate :D Mind you I just put an entire desktop together ;)

    Seriously though, that is precisely the problem, I can hear the CD 'working' but I am not prompted to do anything. I am not sure why. I do know the CD ROM works, it is detected and it runs programs just fine in Windows. But I am not sure why it is not booting up from a bootable disc. That is why I am asking if I can do this manually before Windows starts loading. Should a I create a floppy diskette and see what happens?
     
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    Is the the original XP copy or you burn it onto a cd or dvd? Is it a bootable cd/dvd? You might need to burn it properly with a slower burn.
     
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    Another thing is that how old is your motherboard??
     
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    Go into your BIOS

    Slide over to Boot on the top.

    Move down to "CD-Drive" and press ENTER

    Move the "CD-Drive" to the top and press ENTER

    Press F10 (Save and Exit)

    Restart the computer with the CD inside.
     
    #7 STIX, May 24, 2009
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