How to boot a CD

[Guest]

How do I boot from a CD? I need to reinstall Windows. I heard that you need
to see the "Press any key to boot from CD" message when turning on the
computer, but I don't. How do I get it to boot? And how do I change my BIOS?

 

[Gordon]

How do I boot from a CD? I need to reinstall Windows. I heard that
you need to see the "Press any key to boot from CD" message when
turning on the computer, but I don't. How do I get it to boot? And
how do I change my BIOS?

Look at the manual for your motherboard or computer on how to get into the
BIOS settings.

 

[MAP]

How do I boot from a CD? I need to reinstall Windows. I heard that
you need to see the "Press any key to boot from CD" message when
turning on the computer, but I don't. How do I get it to boot? And
how do I change my BIOS?

http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

[Guest]

What manual? Is there any other way of finding out how to change my BIOS? Is
there any simple way to boot from the Windows XP CD? I just need to reinstall
Windows XP for goodness's sake!

 

[Anna]

Look at the manual for your motherboard or computer on how to get into the
BIOS settings.

"MAP" wrote:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
--
Mike Pawlak

What manual? Is there any other way of finding out how to change my BIOS?
Is
there any simple way to boot from the Windows XP CD? I just need to
reinstall
Windows XP for goodness's sake!

Now, now Sonia, don't get too upset about this. These people are only trying
to help you. What they're driving at is that you have to enter your
motherboard's BIOS in order to change the boot order of your bootable
devices. So in order to enter the BIOS you have to strike the right key or
keys when you begin the bootup process, i.e., when you power up your
computer. If you don't strike the right keys at the right time, the normal
bootup will continue, probably booting to your hard drive.

So when you do strike the right key(s) and enter the BIOS you'll have to
locate the section that refers to the boot order. It's called different
names by different motherboards. But you can locate it. I'm sure you can.
When you finally get to that section, you'll change the boot order of your
devices by making sure that your CD/DVD-ROM is first in the boot order.
You'll then insert your XP installation CD, save the configuration, and exit
the BIOS. You'll get a screen message during the ensuing bootup indicating
you should press a key if you want to boot from the CD. Do so. That message
doesn't appear very long on screen so pay attention.

Now, I indicated earlier that you have to press the right key(s) in order to
enter the BIOS at bootup. Ay, there's the rub! There are different
keystrokes for different motherboards. That's why you were asked to consult
your motherboard's manual which would inform you which keystroke is the one
you need. The more usual ones are the Delete key or F1 or F2, but there are
others that may be applicable. You could try those for a start. If still no
go, point to http://www.inventio.co.uk/getbios.htm where there's a listing
of the various keystrokes for entering the BIOS.

Good luck.
Anna

 

[Guest]

How do I enter my BIOS and change the partition order? I don't see the
message that tells me to boot from the CD when I run Windows. I just need to
find out how to reinstall a completely new clean version of Windows XP. I'm
ready to lose all the files. And also, is there a simple way to enter the
BIOS and change it? I don't feel like digging all over my house for the
manual, becuase I'm sure I threw it out a few years ago. Is the BIOS
configuration like a simple Windows task, or a program I need to boot while
turning on Windows? I'm sure I'll have a lot of trouble, because my local
disk is installed into F:/ instead of C:/ and I simply need to change that.
That's why I'm reinstalling windows. I need to change that F into a C.

 

[Gordon]

How do I enter my BIOS and change the partition order?

Like I said, consult the manual that came with your PC. If you don't have
one, get in touch with either the Manufacturer or the vendor you bought it
from. And you DON'T boot from the Cd while in Windows - you boot from the CD
right after POST has happened. (That's Power On Self Test)

Or, post the make and model here and someone will very likely have the same
pc and will be able to tell you how to get into the BIOS settings.

HTH

 

[Michael Stevens]

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How do I enter my BIOS and change the partition order? I don't see the
message that tells me to boot from the CD when I run Windows. I just
need to find out how to reinstall a completely new clean version of
Windows XP. I'm ready to lose all the files. And also, is there a
simple way to enter the BIOS and change it? I don't feel like digging
all over my house for the manual, becuase I'm sure I threw it out a
few years ago. Is the BIOS configuration like a simple Windows task,
or a program I need to boot while turning on Windows? I'm sure I'll
have a lot of trouble, because my local disk is installed into F:/
instead of C:/ and I simply need to change that. That's why I'm
reinstalling windows. I need to change that F into a C.

Sonia,
If you would have followed the link supplied by Gordon to my web page, you
would have found detailed instructions and a link to a page that will help
you determine what key to use to access the BIOS.

Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
How to clean install XP.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
You should try a Repair Install before the Clean install.
Accessing BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

--
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
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http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
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