Cant BOOT HELP PLZ

[Guest]

I am trying to reformat my comp. I tried with QuickRestore CDs. They didnt
work. I tried with XP CD. It just says that the version on the computer is
newer then the version i am trying to install. It tells me to boot with the
CD. So i turn off the comp. Press F2. I put the CD-Rom as the first Boot
device. Then i press F10 to save and exit. Xp then loads as normal. I then
restart. and it loads as normal again.
My question is how do i boot!???????? And How do i start my comp from
scratch again. i am apperantly not doing it right. Thanks for the help.

 

[River_Rat]

Sounds as you are doing it correctly, the only thing you haven't made clear
is when you say you restart.

Do it just like you are:
When you boot the first time from the CD and you get the message "Boot from
CD" Press any key then hit the space bar.
It will load some files then you will be prompted to press F8 to accept the
license agreement.
Then your Partition with XP will show up on the screen, at this point you
will highlight the partition that you want to reformat, then you will delete
that partition and then create a new one (at this time you can create as
many as you want) then choose the partition you wish to install XP on and
press enter to install. It will load all the files then restart, at this
time do not press any key when you see the Boot From CD message.

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River Rat




I am trying to reformat my comp. I tried with QuickRestore CDs. They didnt
work. I tried with XP CD. It just says that the version on the computer is
newer then the version i am trying to install. It tells me to boot with the
CD. So i turn off the comp. Press F2. I put the CD-Rom as the first Boot
device. Then i press F10 to save and exit. Xp then loads as normal. I
then
restart. and it loads as normal again.
My question is how do i boot!???????? And How do i start my comp from
scratch again. i am apperantly not doing it right. Thanks for the help.

 

[Guest]

I dont get that far. I put the Boot CD in and then restart the comp. I
press F2 and go boot from CD. Then the comp just turns on as normal with
nothing happening. ???? No message comes up saying "Boot from CD" or press
any key to continue.

 

[River_Rat]

If this is the case then you will need to make sure CD-Rom Drive cables are
connected good.
Does the CD-Rom light come on when the computer boots?
Rom drives do quit working without warning.
Go to the BIOS and make sure the CD-Rom is set to boot before the HDD.

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River Rat




I dont get that far. I put the Boot CD in and then restart the comp. I
press F2 and go boot from CD. Then the comp just turns on as normal with
nothing happening. ???? No message comes up saying "Boot from CD" or press
any key to continue.

 

[Guest]

CR-Rom is set to boot before HDD. And yes the CD-Rom drive does work. It
still burns, loads, installs other stuff. It just wont boot on my Win Xp CD.
or On my QuickRestore CD. Any suggestions?

 

[River_Rat]

If you have 6 floppy disk then you can create a XP boot disk and make it
boot that way.
How to obtain Windows XP Setup boot disks
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q310994

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River Rat




CR-Rom is set to boot before HDD. And yes the CD-Rom drive does work. It
still burns, loads, installs other stuff. It just wont boot on my Win Xp
CD.
or On my QuickRestore CD. Any suggestions?

 

[Guest]

Thanks River_Rat. I did the six disk thing and it worked prefectly.

 

[River_Rat]

You are Welcome

Glad you got it up and running.

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River Rat




Thanks River_Rat. I did the six disk thing and it worked prefectly.