Windows XP installation

[captainbluebell]

I am installing windows XP on a new 160GB HD and trying to boo the windows CD
from the CD drive but message says "Disk Boot failure, insert system disk and
press enter, But not having any luck windows Cd does not boot. WQhat to do
now???

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

I am installing windows XP on a new 160GB HD and trying to boo the windows
CD
from the CD drive but message says "Disk Boot failure, insert system disk
and
press enter, But not having any luck windows Cd does not boot. WQhat to
do
now???

You must get into the BIOS setup so that you can set your CD drive as the
primary boot device. Check your PC manual to see how to get into the BIOS
setup.

 

[Jack Leach]

The BIOS is generally access by pressing F2 or F10 (or F12 or DELETE) from
the first screen as soon as the computer boots. It usually says right on the
screen (Press "..." to enter Setup).

Be careful in here... large damages can come from small changes in a BIOS
utility.

--
Jack Leach

"I haven't failed, I've found ten thousand ways that don't work."
-Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I am installing windows XP on a new 160GB HD and trying to boo the windows CD
from the CD drive but message says "Disk Boot failure, insert system disk and
press enter, But not having any luck windows Cd does not boot. WQhat to do
now???

If this is a new hard drive, almost certainly it is trying to boot
from it and failing rather than trying to boot from the CD.

You need to go into the computer's BIOS and set the boot order so the
CD precedes the hard drive.

How to get into your BIOS depends, not on Windows, but on what
motherboard/BIOS you have. As a matter of fact, you have to access the
BIOS before Windows even starts to boot. One common way is to press
the Del key when you first power on, but that's not necessarily right
for your computer. Watch the screen carefully when you first boot;
there's often a message there telling you what to do. If not, check
your system documentation or check with your vendor.

Also look here: http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

Or just try the Del key. There's a good chance that's correct for you.

 

[captainbluebell]

Ken

Thanks but I have done that already with CD-rom as 1st boot device, even
tried WD lifeguard CD that also is not recognised. Bios is correctly
identifying the 160GB WD HD but I am not sure if it is formatted I acnt check
that because I cant run anything. I have no way of making a Fd boot disk
because the only FD is on the same PC.

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

If "Fd boot disk" means "Floppy boot diskette" then www.bootdisk.com is the
place to look.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Ken

Thanks but I have done that already with CD-rom as 1st boot device, even
tried WD lifeguard CD that also is not recognised.

There are essentially only three possibilities:

1. The CD you are trying to boot from is not bootable.

2. Your CD drive is defective.

3. The BIOS boot order does not have the CD before the hard drive.

Since you say you're tried it with two different "bootable" CDs,
number 1 can be ruled out, and either the drive is defective or the
boot order is wrong. My guess is still that the boot order is wrong,
and even though you say the CD-ROM is the first boot device, I would
check the BIOS again to make sure.

Bios is correctly
identifying the 160GB WD HD but I am not sure if it is formatted I acnt check
that because I cant run anything. I have no way of making a Fd boot disk
because the only FD is on the same PC.

Whether the drive is formatted isn't the issue. If you haven't yet
installed Windows on it, it isn't bootable, and the message you get
sounds very much like it's trying to boot from that unbootable hard
drive.

 

[Doum]

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I am installing windows XP on a new 160GB HD and trying to boo the
windows CD from the CD drive but message says "Disk Boot failure,
insert system disk and press enter, But not having any luck windows Cd
does not boot. WQhat to do now???

Sometimes you have to press a key ("Enter" maybe) to boot from a CD even if
you set the CD drive first in the BIOS. When it is the case, you don't have
much time to do it but it should be mention on your screen

Example : "Press ENTER to boot from CD"

From what you say, it looks like your computer is trying to boot from the
new HD.

HTH