XP Pro Boot from CD??

Bios is set to boot from CD first but I don't get the option to boot from CD
when starting WIN. Could it be because I have a CD changer and a DVD burner?

thnx

First thing to do is make sure that you have a bootable CD in the Drive.
The type of drive you are using should have no bearing on whether it will
boot or not. I f there is no bootable CD in the drive, you will not be
prompted.

Dave

On that note, is there any easy way to make a non-bootable XP disk bootable?
I've found a few sites but none of their files worked for me, I spent ALL
day trying to get XP installed today (finally succeeded), I was VERY fed up
with having to swap 6 disks just to be able to access the setup on the XP
CD...

Cheers
AC

"Dave" <notdisclosed@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> First thing to do is make sure that you have a bootable CD in the Drive.
> The type of drive you are using should have no bearing on whether it will
> boot or not. I f there is no bootable CD in the drive, you will not be
> prompted.
>
> Dave
>

What Windows XP CD is not bootable?
All retail Windows XP CDs are bootable.
And most if not all OEM Windows XP CDs are bootable.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"A. Cowan" <ally@cowan1057.freeserve.nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23e5J7A4wEHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> On that note, is there any easy way to make a non-bootable XP disk
> bootable? I've found a few sites but none of their files worked for
> me, I spent ALL day trying to get XP installed today (finally
> succeeded), I was VERY fed up with having to swap 6 disks just to be
> able to access the setup on the XP CD...
>
> Cheers
> AC

Ditto what Jupiter says,

I'm sure you have tried both CD/DVD drives. I have that problem only when a
CD player is not tracking correctly.

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> What Windows XP CD is not bootable?
> All retail Windows XP CDs are bootable.
> And most if not all OEM Windows XP CDs are bootable.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "A. Cowan" <ally@cowan1057.freeserve.nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:%23e5J7A4wEHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > On that note, is there any easy way to make a non-bootable XP disk
> > bootable? I've found a few sites but none of their files worked for
> > me, I spent ALL day trying to get XP installed today (finally
> > succeeded), I was VERY fed up with having to swap 6 disks just to be
> > able to access the setup on the XP CD...
> >
> > Cheers
> > AC
>
>
>