VISTA BOOT FROM DVD PROBS

[Rat_uk]

asus pe2 pundit barebone won't boot won't boot the vista oem installation
cd.

it will load xp but with vista you do not even get to the 'press any key to
boot from cd' prompt.

vista is a dvd. is this anything to do with it? (although the pundit does
have a dvd drive)


what will it boot the xp cd but not the vista dvd???????



steve.

 

[Dave B.]

Are you using the DVD drive to boot from? The Vista disk is a DVD.

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[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

It shouldn't be anything to do with it.... a normal DVD drive should work
the same as a normal CD drive if a bootable disk is inserted in it. Is it
the same optical drive each time... and bootable from the CD but not the
DVD... will it even read a DVD if you boot up in XP.... a DVD drive has one
laser used for the CD and one for the DVD, so if it won't read any DVDs,
then the DVD laser has died. Replace the drive.

 

[Rat_uk]

thanks but it plays dvd's ok.

It shouldn't be anything to do with it.... a normal DVD drive should work
the same as a normal CD drive if a bootable disk is inserted in it. Is
it the same optical drive each time... and bootable from the CD but not
the DVD... will it even read a DVD if you boot up in XP.... a DVD drive
has one laser used for the CD and one for the DVD, so if it won't read any
DVDs, then the DVD laser has died. Replace the drive.

 

[David B.]

I see you finally decided to stop acting like a 3 year old and take my
advise, just a bit too late though.

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[Rat_uk]

you spelt 'advice' wrong retard. keep your nose out.