Boot from CD

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I'm trying to set my computer to boot from CD, so I can reinstall Win XP.
I start my computer, and click Del at start up which takes me to "AwareBIOS
Setup Utility."
I follow proceddure, and choose my D drive (CD drive) as the boot drive. I
then restart my computer looking for the message "Press any key to boot from
CD". This message never appears.
I go back to the AwareBIOS Setup Utility", and the boot drive has reverted
back to the HD.
I have tried ths several times with the same result.
I am running Win XP Home.
Any suggestions?
Bob Burns
 
After making the change in the bios, SAVE and exit.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Did you save the changes by pressing F10 key? When you have made
changes to bios, you need to save the changes and the pompt you get is
in double dutch so think hard what you are doing. You might be not
saving the changes.

If this fails then there is an option to install from 6 floppy drives
but try the CD first.

hth
 
" and Exit."save I did

Richard Urban said:
After making the change in the bios, SAVE and exit.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
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..Yes

ANONYMOUS said:
Did you save the changes by pressing F10 key? When you have made
changes to bios, you need to save the changes and the pompt you get is
in double dutch so think hard what you are doing. You might be not
saving the changes.

If this fails then there is an option to install from 6 floppy drives
but try the CD first.

hth
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It is listed as the "First" boot device in the order displayed?

It has to be listed prior to floppy or HDD.
 
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