system will not boot from XP Home Ed Upgrade CD

[charles96]

Gentelmen:

August 2003: I purchased a Think Pad R40 which
came with Windows XP Home Ed

It has recently become a little slow

February 2006: I purchase a copy of Windows XP
Home Ed w/SP2 (the CDrom)

I was told that I could simply insert the CD
into the CD drive and reboot from the CD.
My ThinkPad refused to boot from that CD.

I thought my ThinkPad was OK, but to test it...

I tried a Knoppix 3.6 bootable CD. It boots.
I tried a Knoppix 4.0 bootable CD. It boots.

I go back to my freshly purchased Windows XP
Home Ed w/SP2 CD. It does NOT boot.

I give up.

I boot into my sick Windows XP Home Ed and
double click D:\setup.exe . I use this access
and re=fresh Windows XP.

Accessing the CD in this manner does not offer
all the options that other people mention.
Thank you,
Charles


Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 & 33+ additional updates
Intel Pentium Mobile 4-M Processor running 1.8GHz
HD 9.76GB Total 5.18GB Used 4.58GB Free
Memory 256MB
I am running Webroot SpySweeper and it is up-to-date.
I am running Trend PC-cillin and it is up-to-date.
I am running Microsoft Firewall and it is up-to-date.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The Windows XP CD is bootable once you
open the motherboard's BIOS and set the
CD drive as the very first bootable drive.
Please read the following:

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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:

| Gentelmen:
|
| August 2003: I purchased a Think Pad R40 which
| came with Windows XP Home Ed
|
| It has recently become a little slow
|
| February 2006: I purchase a copy of Windows XP
| Home Ed w/SP2 (the CDrom)
|
| I was told that I could simply insert the CD
| into the CD drive and reboot from the CD.
| My ThinkPad refused to boot from that CD.
|
| I thought my ThinkPad was OK, but to test it...
|
| I tried a Knoppix 3.6 bootable CD. It boots.
| I tried a Knoppix 4.0 bootable CD. It boots.
|
| I go back to my freshly purchased Windows XP
| Home Ed w/SP2 CD. It does NOT boot.
|
| I give up.
|
| I boot into my sick Windows XP Home Ed and
| double click D:\setup.exe . I use this access
| and re=fresh Windows XP.
|
| Accessing the CD in this manner does not offer
| all the options that other people mention.
| Thank you,
| Charles
|
|
| Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 & 33+ additional updates
| Intel Pentium Mobile 4-M Processor running 1.8GHz
| HD 9.76GB Total 5.18GB Used 4.58GB Free
| Memory 256MB
| I am running Webroot SpySweeper and it is up-to-date.
| I am running Trend PC-cillin and it is up-to-date.
| I am running Microsoft Firewall and it is up-to-date.

 

[Richard in AZ]

The OP's message states that the Knoppix disks boot. Therefore he has the
computer set to boot from the CD drive first.

I don't have any experience with the IBM Thinkpad, but will Dell computers
pressing F12 during startup will signal the CD to boot.

: The Windows XP CD is bootable once you
: open the motherboard's BIOS and set the
: CD drive as the very first bootable drive.
: Please read the following:
:
: Clean Install Windows XP
: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
:
: --
: Carey Frisch
: Microsoft MVP
: Windows Shell/User
:
: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:
: "charles96" wrote:
:
: | Gentelmen:
: |
: | August 2003: I purchased a Think Pad R40 which
: | came with Windows XP Home Ed
: |
: | It has recently become a little slow
: |
: | February 2006: I purchase a copy of Windows XP
: | Home Ed w/SP2 (the CDrom)
: |
: | I was told that I could simply insert the CD
: | into the CD drive and reboot from the CD.
: | My ThinkPad refused to boot from that CD.
: |
: | I thought my ThinkPad was OK, but to test it...
: |
: | I tried a Knoppix 3.6 bootable CD. It boots.
: | I tried a Knoppix 4.0 bootable CD. It boots.
: |
: | I go back to my freshly purchased Windows XP
: | Home Ed w/SP2 CD. It does NOT boot.
: |
: | I give up.
: |
: | I boot into my sick Windows XP Home Ed and
: | double click D:\setup.exe . I use this access
: | and re=fresh Windows XP.
: |
: | Accessing the CD in this manner does not offer
: | all the options that other people mention.
: | Thank you,
: | Charles
: |
: |
: | Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 & 33+ additional updates
: | Intel Pentium Mobile 4-M Processor running 1.8GHz
: | HD 9.76GB Total 5.18GB Used 4.58GB Free
: | Memory 256MB
: | I am running Webroot SpySweeper and it is up-to-date.
: | I am running Trend PC-cillin and it is up-to-date.
: | I am running Microsoft Firewall and it is up-to-date.
:

 

[charles96]

Richard,
It is kind of you to read what I wrote.
I wish you luck in finding an answer to your question.
I have found that this is the BEST place to find answers.
Charles