=?Utf-8?B?MDRudW5odWNrcw==?= wrote on 20 mei 2006:
> I am now trying to install Server 2003 on the virtual pc I had
> created. but it wont boot from the cd. It gets up to "Press any ket
> to boot from CD..." then nothing happens. I have tired to burn the cd
> again onto another disk, re downloaded it but no avail. Help me
> please. "04nunhucks" wrote:
>
>> Sorry, this is a complete fresh and clean install in a new partition
>> on the drive, and I have tested the CD's bootility on another
>> computer and it works fine but just not on that computer. I have
>> booted from another CD before and that worked fine.
>>
>> > > yes, it is a clean install
>> > > I was using the 64-bit version and now that is correct however
>> > > this is another problem:
>> > > It gets stuck at "PRESS ANY KEY TO BOOT FROM CD"
>> > > When I press a key, it does nothing.
>> > >
>> > >> > When I try to install Windows Server 2003 using clean install,
>> > >> > all I get is a blank screen with a line in the top lef corner
>> > >> > flashing.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I am trying to install the trial verison on Windows XP Home
>> > >> > Edidion
>> > >> >
>> > >> So, not a clean install!?
>> > >>
>> > I consider a clean install to be: the installation of an OS on
>> > either a virginal HDD or a freshly (re)formatted HDD, not a
>> > multiple boot or over an existing OS.
>> >
>> > Perhaps you are not using a bootable CD?
>> > Or, try a clean install!
>> >
Have you tried to boot from that CD on a different hardware computer?
When you get the same result, I would guess there is something wrong with
the CD.
If it works there, it might be a faulty CD-drive configuration in the
virtual machine.
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