computer will not allow me to boot from cd-rom....

[Guest Rob]

trying to reinstall windows xp and the computer will not allow me to boot

from cd-rom. any ideas????

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: computer will not allow me to boot from cd-rom....

 

Access the BIOS of your PC and make sure that you can set the PC to boot from

CD.

 

I also know that if the CD / DVD drive is not set as a master drive (jumpers

on PATA based drive) then XP setup might not be able to see the drive for

booting.

 

On 26/03/2008 Rob <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>trying to reinstall windows xp and the computer will not allow me to boot

>from cd-rom. any ideas????

[Guest Bob I]

Re: computer will not allow me to boot from cd-rom....

 

Is the CD-rom drive first in the BIOS boot order?

 

Rob wrote:

> trying to reinstall windows xp and the computer will not allow me to boot

> from cd-rom. any ideas????

[Guest Big Al]

Re: computer will not allow me to boot from cd-rom....

 

Rob wrote:

> trying to reinstall windows xp and the computer will not allow me to boot

> from cd-rom. any ideas????

Check Bios.

CD has to be in the boot sequence before the HD. Otherwise you boot

the HD.

Also the CD has to work and the CD has to be bootable.

[Guest PaulMaudib]

Re: computer will not allow me to boot from cd-rom....

 

On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:48:12 -0700, Rob

<Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>trying to reinstall windows xp and the computer will not allow me to boot

>from cd-rom. any ideas????

 

Sure. Ask the maker of your BIOS how to do this, or if it's even

possible. This has NOTHING to do with XP and does not belong here.

 

Ask elsewhere

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: computer will not allow me to boot from cd-rom....

 

PaulMaudib wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:48:12 -0700, Rob

> <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

>> trying to reinstall windows xp and the computer will not allow me to boot

>> from cd-rom. any ideas????

>

> Sure. Ask the maker of your BIOS how to do this, or if it's even

> possible. This has NOTHING to do with XP and does not belong here.

>

> Ask elsewhere

 

And Your contribution is????

 

Pathetic.