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Guest
How do I make sure my machine boots off the Cd rom before the C drive?
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Roberts Family
When your machine boots, and sometimes it's quick, a screen appears or words
at the bottom, that say, Press F2 or something to enter setup. It is called
the BIOS screen. In there, you will see a bunch of options, one of which is
to select whether or not external devices are sought to boot off of before
the hard drive. Unless you changed it, your machine will probably seek the
CD drive and then the hard drive. Put the Windows XP CD in the drive and
then shut the machine off. Power on, and you will soon know if the CD is
sought before the hard drive.
at the bottom, that say, Press F2 or something to enter setup. It is called
the BIOS screen. In there, you will see a bunch of options, one of which is
to select whether or not external devices are sought to boot off of before
the hard drive. Unless you changed it, your machine will probably seek the
CD drive and then the hard drive. Put the Windows XP CD in the drive and
then shut the machine off. Power on, and you will soon know if the CD is
sought before the hard drive.
D
Donald McDaniel
NOTE that formatting drives using the XP install disk is NOT an involuntary
action. You must CONSCIOUSLY chose to format, and you must consciously
select from a list the kind of format you want, then you must consciously
choose to start the format, after which you must consciously choose to do
the actual installation of XP.
Just read carefully EVERYTHING you see on the screen during setup, and you
really won't fail, unless it is because of a hardware problem.
In the case of being unable to understand the installation process of XP, I
certainly advise you to take your machine to a PROFESSIONAL technician,
since many jack-leg "techs" will wind up screwing your machine, or you, or
both, royally. So don't take it to a member of the family or a friend,
UNLESS you are willing to pay the consequences, whatever they are.
Some of the "experts" who post in these groups are wacky as all get-out when
it comes to technical knowledge about computers in general, and Windows
specifically.
Take it to a pro if you want to be assured of a CORRECT installation. In
addition, a professional technician will probably provide support in the
case you have problems after the installation. Many shops do warranty their
labour and materials.
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Donald McDaniel
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