Hi guys,

I have checked the BIOS and my system is set to boot from CD/DVD first (then
floppy and lastly hard drive). I have never had a problem booting from CD
before.

My problem is that when I try to boot from cd/dvd, I now get taken to a PC
DOS menu with the following options:

1. Continue loading without any drivers.
2. Load CD Drives (IDE and SCSI).
3. Load USB1 Drives
4. Load USB2 Drives
5. Load Firewire Drives.

This has never happened before and I don't want to mess up my PC. Can anyone
help with this? Thanks, Mike.

"mike_uk" wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I have checked the BIOS and my system is set to boot from CD/DVD first (then
> floppy and lastly hard drive). I have never had a problem booting from CD
> before.

ps: the cd/dvd drive is functioning normally.
>
> My problem is that when I try to boot from cd/dvd, I now get taken to a PC
> DOS menu with the following options:
>
> 1. Continue loading without any drivers.
> 2. Load CD Drives (IDE and SCSI).
> 3. Load USB1 Drives
> 4. Load USB2 Drives
> 5. Load Firewire Drives.
>
> This has never happened before and I don't want to mess up my PC. Can anyone
> help with this? Thanks, Mike.

"mike_uk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:976D1200-9D70-489C-9819-(E-Mail Removed)...

> Hi guys,
>
> I have checked the BIOS and my system is set to boot from CD/DVD first
> (then
> floppy and lastly hard drive). I have never had a problem booting from CD
> before.


I don't have a solution to your problem, but I wanted to comment on your
boot order. I recommend *not* keeping that as you boot order. I think the
hard drive should be kept first, and you should change to the CD/DVD or
floppy *only* in situations when you need to, then change back to the hard
drive.

The problem with keeping the boot order the way you have it is that if you
acccidentally leave a CD, DVD, or floppy ion its drive it will boot (or try
to boot) from it. Boot sector viruses aren't as common as they used to be,
but they are still around. Your boot order exposes you to them
unnecessarily.



> My problem is that when I try to boot from cd/dvd, I now get taken to a PC
> DOS menu with the following options:
>
> 1. Continue loading without any drivers.
> 2. Load CD Drives (IDE and SCSI).
> 3. Load USB1 Drives
> 4. Load USB2 Drives
> 5. Load Firewire Drives.
>
> This has never happened before and I don't want to mess up my PC. Can
> anyone
> help with this? Thanks, Mike.

Thanks for the reply Ken.

I understand what you're saying but in this case I need to reboot from the
CD drive as I want to restore a backup with Norton Ghost.

I forgot to mention that at the bottom of the PC DOS screen it also says:

Press F5 to bypass startup files
Press F8 to confirm each line of autoexec.bat and config.sys

Any further ideas please?

"Ken Blake" wrote:

> "mike_uk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:976D1200-9D70-489C-9819-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I have checked the BIOS and my system is set to boot from CD/DVD first
> > (then
> > floppy and lastly hard drive). I have never had a problem booting from CD
> > before.
>
>
> I don't have a solution to your problem, but I wanted to comment on your
> boot order. I recommend *not* keeping that as you boot order. I think the
> hard drive should be kept first, and you should change to the CD/DVD or
> floppy *only* in situations when you need to, then change back to the hard
> drive.
>
> The problem with keeping the boot order the way you have it is that if you
> acccidentally leave a CD, DVD, or floppy ion its drive it will boot (or try
> to boot) from it. Boot sector viruses aren't as common as they used to be,
> but they are still around. Your boot order exposes you to them
> unnecessarily.
>
>
>
> > My problem is that when I try to boot from cd/dvd, I now get taken to a PC
> > DOS menu with the following options:
> >
> > 1. Continue loading without any drivers.
> > 2. Load CD Drives (IDE and SCSI).
> > 3. Load USB1 Drives
> > 4. Load USB2 Drives
> > 5. Load Firewire Drives.
> >
> > This has never happened before and I don't want to mess up my PC. Can
> > anyone
> > help with this? Thanks, Mike.
>
>
>

"mike_uk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9E2C4925-0BBC-453B-80DC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the reply Ken.
>
> I understand what you're saying but in this case I need to reboot from the
> CD drive as I want to restore a backup with Norton Ghost.
>
> I forgot to mention that at the bottom of the PC DOS screen it also says:
>
> Press F5 to bypass startup files
> Press F8 to confirm each line of autoexec.bat and config.sys
>
> Any further ideas please?


If you are getting that, then it is not booting from the CD rom.
It was bypassed.

So either the CD rom is defective
or perhaps the cd itself is dirty or scratched

>
> "Ken Blake" wrote:
>
> > "mike_uk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:976D1200-9D70-489C-9819-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > > Hi guys,
> > >
> > > I have checked the BIOS and my system is set to boot from CD/DVD first
> > > (then
> > > floppy and lastly hard drive). I have never had a problem booting from
CD
> > > before.
> >
> >
> > I don't have a solution to your problem, but I wanted to comment on your
> > boot order. I recommend *not* keeping that as you boot order. I think
the
> > hard drive should be kept first, and you should change to the CD/DVD or
> > floppy *only* in situations when you need to, then change back to the
hard
> > drive.
> >
> > The problem with keeping the boot order the way you have it is that if
you
> > acccidentally leave a CD, DVD, or floppy ion its drive it will boot (or
try
> > to boot) from it. Boot sector viruses aren't as common as they used to
be,
> > but they are still around. Your boot order exposes you to them
> > unnecessarily.
> >
> >
> >
> > > My problem is that when I try to boot from cd/dvd, I now get taken to
a PC
> > > DOS menu with the following options:
> > >
> > > 1. Continue loading without any drivers.
> > > 2. Load CD Drives (IDE and SCSI).
> > > 3. Load USB1 Drives
> > > 4. Load USB2 Drives
> > > 5. Load Firewire Drives.
> > >
> > > This has never happened before and I don't want to mess up my PC. Can
> > > anyone
> > > help with this? Thanks, Mike.
> >
> >
> >

"mike_uk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9E2C4925-0BBC-453B-80DC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the reply Ken.
>
> I understand what you're saying but in this case I need to reboot from the
> CD drive as I want to restore a backup with Norton Ghost.



Yes, I understand. My comment wasn't about this case, but about your keeping
that boot order all the time.


> I forgot to mention that at the bottom of the PC DOS screen it also says:
>
> Press F5 to bypass startup files
> Press F8 to confirm each line of autoexec.bat and config.sys


Then it would seem that you are *not* booting from the CD. Are you getting
and ignoring a message telling you to press any key to boot from CD?

If not, one of four things is wrong:

1. Your boot order does not have the CD before the hard drive
2. Your CD is not bootable
3. Your CD is damaged
4. There's something wrong with your CD drive.


> Any further ideas please?


> "Ken Blake" wrote:
>
>> "mike_uk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:976D1200-9D70-489C-9819-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> > Hi guys,
>> >
>> > I have checked the BIOS and my system is set to boot from CD/DVD first
>> > (then
>> > floppy and lastly hard drive). I have never had a problem booting from
>> > CD
>> > before.
>>
>>
>> I don't have a solution to your problem, but I wanted to comment on your
>> boot order. I recommend *not* keeping that as you boot order. I think the
>> hard drive should be kept first, and you should change to the CD/DVD or
>> floppy *only* in situations when you need to, then change back to the
>> hard
>> drive.
>>
>> The problem with keeping the boot order the way you have it is that if
>> you
>> acccidentally leave a CD, DVD, or floppy ion its drive it will boot (or
>> try
>> to boot) from it. Boot sector viruses aren't as common as they used to
>> be,
>> but they are still around. Your boot order exposes you to them
>> unnecessarily.
>>
>>
>>
>> > My problem is that when I try to boot from cd/dvd, I now get taken to a
>> > PC
>> > DOS menu with the following options:
>> >
>> > 1. Continue loading without any drivers.
>> > 2. Load CD Drives (IDE and SCSI).
>> > 3. Load USB1 Drives
>> > 4. Load USB2 Drives
>> > 5. Load Firewire Drives.
>> >
>> > This has never happened before and I don't want to mess up my PC. Can
>> > anyone
>> > help with this? Thanks, Mike.
>>
>>
>>

perhaps, you can try a
couple of things:

firstly, i would disconnect
the floppy drive completely,
unless you actually use it
on a regular basis.

otherwise you may be cycling
the floppy drive to death.

when your ready to use it
then re connect it.

but for now, during your
analysis i would suggest
to disconnect its cabling.

secondly, i would also
disconnect the cd drive
temporarily and leave the
hard disk connected only.

then see if you can boot
directly with it; as the only
drive connected to the drive.

the above suggestions are
simple and may provide
further enlightenment towards
discovering the underlying
issue.

---------

it might be that eventhough
your bios is registering the
devices, perhaps the power
to them is inadequate.

--

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces

"mike_uk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:976D1200-9D70-489C-9819-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi guys,
>
> I have checked the BIOS and my system is set to boot from CD/DVD first (then
> floppy and lastly hard drive). I have never had a problem booting from CD
> before.
>
> My problem is that when I try to boot from cd/dvd, I now get taken to a PC
> DOS menu with the following options:
>
> 1. Continue loading without any drivers.
> 2. Load CD Drives (IDE and SCSI).
> 3. Load USB1 Drives
> 4. Load USB2 Drives
> 5. Load Firewire Drives.
>
> This has never happened before and I don't want to mess up my PC. Can anyone
> help with this? Thanks, Mike.

> Thanks for the reply Ken.
>
> I understand what you're saying but in this case I need to reboot
> from the CD drive as I want to restore a backup with Norton Ghost.
>
> I forgot to mention that at the bottom of the PC DOS screen it also
> says:
>
> Press F5 to bypass startup files
> Press F8 to confirm each line of autoexec.bat and config.sys

Is this winXP or win98? I didn't think XP had those options but perhaps
setup has a lot to do with it.

That would indicate you are not booting from the CD, too.

If this is your Ghost Recovery ISO CD, you do know that the ISO has to
be properly burned to another CD to make it useful, right? If all
that's on the CD is the .iso file, then it is not prepared for use. ISO
is sort of like a zipped file; it has to be managed to become a useful
set of files. So, you have to have a program that will "burn" the ISO
to disk properly, not just copy it. Check your CD burner for something
about "burning ISO files".

You may find these helpful if what you are trying to boot to is the .iso
file:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_image_software

Regards,

Twayne




>
> Any further ideas please?
>
> "Ken Blake" wrote:
>
>> "mike_uk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:976D1200-9D70-489C-9819-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> I have checked the BIOS and my system is set to boot from CD/DVD
>>> first (then
>>> floppy and lastly hard drive). I have never had a problem booting
>>> from CD before.
>>
>>
>> I don't have a solution to your problem, but I wanted to comment on
>> your boot order. I recommend *not* keeping that as you boot order. I
>> think the hard drive should be kept first, and you should change to
>> the CD/DVD or floppy *only* in situations when you need to, then
>> change back to the hard drive.
>>
>> The problem with keeping the boot order the way you have it is that
>> if you acccidentally leave a CD, DVD, or floppy ion its drive it
>> will boot (or try to boot) from it. Boot sector viruses aren't as
>> common as they used to be, but they are still around. Your boot
>> order exposes you to them unnecessarily.
>>
>>
>>
>>> My problem is that when I try to boot from cd/dvd, I now get taken
>>> to a PC DOS menu with the following options:
>>>
>>> 1. Continue loading without any drivers.
>>> 2. Load CD Drives (IDE and SCSI).
>>> 3. Load USB1 Drives
>>> 4. Load USB2 Drives
>>> 5. Load Firewire Drives.
>>>
>>> This has never happened before and I don't want to mess up my PC.
>>> Can anyone
>>> help with this? Thanks, Mike.

" db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote
in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> perhaps, you can try a
> couple of things:
>
> firstly, i would disconnect
> the floppy drive completely,
> unless you actually use it
> on a regular basis.
>
> otherwise you may be cycling
> the floppy drive to death.
>
> when your ready to use it
> then re connect it.
>
> but for now, during your
> analysis i would suggest
> to disconnect its cabling.
>
> secondly, i would also
> disconnect the cd drive
> temporarily and leave the
> hard disk connected only.
>
> then see if you can boot
> directly with it; as the only
> drive connected to the drive.
>
> the above suggestions are
> simple and may provide
> further enlightenment towards
> discovering the underlying
> issue.
>
> ---------
>
> it might be that eventhough
> your bios is registering the
> devices, perhaps the power
> to them is inadequate.
>
> --
>
> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
> - Systems Analyst
> - Database Developer
> - Accountancy
> - Veteran of the Armed Forces
>
> "mike_uk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:976D1200-9D70-489C-9819-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I have checked the BIOS and my system is set to boot from CD/DVD first
>> (then
>> floppy and lastly hard drive). I have never had a problem booting from CD
>> before.
>>
>> My problem is that when I try to boot from cd/dvd, I now get taken to a
>> PC
>> DOS menu with the following options:
>>
>> 1. Continue loading without any drivers.
>> 2. Load CD Drives (IDE and SCSI).
>> 3. Load USB1 Drives
>> 4. Load USB2 Drives
>> 5. Load Firewire Drives.
>>
>> This has never happened before and I don't want to mess up my PC. Can
>> anyone
>> help with this? Thanks, Mike.
>

Just curious: why do you format your posts to look as if you're writing a
newspaper column, 4-5 words per line?

Olórin wrote:

> " db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>perhaps, you can try a
>>couple of things:
>>
>>firstly, i would disconnect
>>the floppy drive completely,
>>unless you actually use it
>>on a regular basis.
>>
>>otherwise you may be cycling
>>the floppy drive to death.
>>
>>when your ready to use it
>>then re connect it.
>>
>>but for now, during your
>>analysis i would suggest
>>to disconnect its cabling.
>>
>>secondly, i would also
>>disconnect the cd drive
>>temporarily and leave the
>>hard disk connected only.
>>
>>then see if you can boot
>>directly with it; as the only
>>drive connected to the drive.
>>
>>the above suggestions are
>>simple and may provide
>>further enlightenment towards
>>discovering the underlying
>>issue.
>>
>>---------
>>
>>it might be that eventhough
>>your bios is registering the
>>devices, perhaps the power
>>to them is inadequate.
>>
>>--
>>
>>db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
>>DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
>>- Systems Analyst
>>- Database Developer
>>- Accountancy
>>- Veteran of the Armed Forces
>>
>>"mike_uk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:976D1200-9D70-489C-9819-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>Hi guys,
>>>
>>>I have checked the BIOS and my system is set to boot from CD/DVD first
>>>(then
>>>floppy and lastly hard drive). I have never had a problem booting from CD
>>>before.
>>>
>>>My problem is that when I try to boot from cd/dvd, I now get taken to a
>>>PC
>>>DOS menu with the following options:
>>>
>>>1. Continue loading without any drivers.
>>>2. Load CD Drives (IDE and SCSI).
>>>3. Load USB1 Drives
>>>4. Load USB2 Drives
>>>5. Load Firewire Drives.
>>>
>>>This has never happened before and I don't want to mess up my PC. Can
>>>anyone
>>>help with this? Thanks, Mike.
>>
>
> Just curious: why do you format your posts to look as if you're writing a
> newspaper column, 4-5 words per line?

He's a retired court stenographer, they gave him his stenotype machine
as a parting gift...

John