Can not boot up at all - not even from CD

[Guest]

I've done it now...
I changed some things with Spybot S + D and now I can not even boot my
computer. I get the page to choose from a normal start, last known good
config, safe mode etc. No matter which I choose it won't boot. Just a black
screen or in safe mode, it freezes after a second. I can't find an option to
boot from CD, either, to restore my drive from my Norton back up.
Oh geez, I really need help here...

 

[Guest]

What did you change in S&D?
To boot from CD requires you to enter your Bios and change the boot order,
it's nothing to do with windows.

 

[Guest]

What did you change in S&D?
To boot from CD requires you to enter your Bios and change the boot order,
it's nothing to do with windows.

Not sure exactly what I changed at this point...how do I enter the BIOS to
change the boot order?

Thanks for the help...

 

[Elmo]

Not sure exactly what I changed at this point...how do I enter the BIOS to
change the boot order?

Thanks for the help...

When you restart the computer, there's sometimes a prompt telling you to
"Press F2 to enter Setup". That's the BIOS setup, but the key you press
could be Esc, Del, F10 or others. It depends on the manufacturer of
your system, such as Compaq, Emachines, HP, Dell. The message isn't
always there, and it's not always called "Setup".

Here are the keys used for many systems:

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

 

[Guest]

Well changing the boot order did it, and I'm back in business. (Phew -
THANKYOU NOrton Ghost...)
Anyway, it brings up a few theoretical questions.
It SHOULD have booted from the CD after it couldn't boot from the hard
drive, without my changing the boot order. Why didn't it?

The restore from Norton was seamless, except my computer was exactly 1 hour
behind. It was still shown as set for AZ time, though, which doesn't have
daylight savings. And I never have to make any Daylight Savings corrections
when operating normally. Curious - why did this happen?

For the record - I was using Spybot S+D "resident" It has some bugs. When
the window pops up asking whether you want to allow or block a change, the
button labels are obscured leaving you to guess which to click. And if you
accidentally hit a key, it escapes out, and, I think, by default, blocks the
change. I was in the middle of trying to work this out, when the whole thing
crashed, and found I couldn't reboot!