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Re-install XP failure
Name: iamian Date: January 24, 2006 at 07:07:40 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Athlon
Comment:
I need to reinstall XP but though I have put the XP install disc in the CD-ROM but it makes no attempt to read it (no light).
I select CD/DVD from CMOS menu but nothing happens.
The XP disc will boot if used on my wife's laptop, not that I tried it any further than that, so I think the CD itself is good.
Name: Chuck 2 Date: January 24, 2006 at 07:15:00 Pacific
Reply:
You say you set boot order in BIOS to boot from the CD drive first ??
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Response Number 2
Name: Beginner1 Date: January 24, 2006 at 07:21:55 Pacific
Reply:
Make sure that your wires are connected. It may not be reading your cd roms
Jim R
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Response Number 3
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: January 24, 2006 at 08:03:05 Pacific
Reply:
Does the CD drive read ANY CD?
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 4
Name: iamian Date: January 24, 2006 at 08:13:54 Pacific
Reply:
The machine will not start at all, that's why I'm trying to reinstall XP. The message starts "We apologize for the inconvenience but Windows did not start successfully..."
No options work from the five presented.
So, from start up I select F11 which takes me to a small blue menu screen from which I select "boot from CD".
I do not know therefore whether it will read any CD as I can never get to the point where it might want to try!
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Response Number 5
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: January 24, 2006 at 09:27:37 Pacific
Reply:
Boot on a DOS floppy with CD support and see if the CD drive is dead.
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 6
Name: bobby2809_in Date: January 24, 2006 at 10:25:26 Pacific
Reply:
hit F2 when u satrt the computer...choose the boot sequence...and hit enter...highlight the first boot device to cd rom and take it to the first position by using the minus key on the keyboard...then hit the escape key...hit the esc key once more...now place the winXp cd into the first drive tht is the cd rom and choose save and exit...select the option boot from cd rom or when the computer says press any key to boot from cd pls. press any key on the keyboard...this depends on the king of bios u have if u don't have a one page bios do not try this step...pls check ur bios so tht we can give u the appropricate answer... or try this website....www.windowsreinstall.com....it tells u how to reinstall windows....good luck .....bobby.
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