Won't reboot from CD

[Gary]

I tried your suggestions and looked at the links you
sent. I found my copy of XP but my computer wont reboot
with it. Just keeps trying the same way over and over
again. Got any other ideas I could try?
>-----Original Message-----
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Installed XP service pack 1 on my PC and it crashed
it.
>>I tried to restart with the last known good version but
>>it didn't work. Tried to restart in safe mode but it
>>didn't work. Tryed to restart in every other option
and
>>they all appear to do the same thing. How can I
restore
>>or restart. This was a critical update. Critical to
who
>>service pack 1 should come with a warning. My kids
need
>>this computer for home work. any help would be
>>appreciated
>>.
>
>
>Try a full WinXP repair:
>1) Start WinXP setup from DOS (Win9x boot disk) or boot
>from WinXP CD.
>2) Setup will ask if you want to Install Windows or
>Repair. SELECT INSTALL.
>3) Setup should find your existing WinXP system
(hopefully)
>4) Select the WinXP system that was found and now select
>Repair.
>
>Setup will repair WinXP.
>
>If SP1 was installed prior to the repair, it will need
to
>be-installed again since the repair process removes SP1.
>This is not the case though if a Slipstreamed version of
>SP1 was used (SP1 built-in the WinXP CD and is either
self-
>made or bought that way).
>
>For more info look at this MS knowledgebase article:
>http://tinyurl.com/176b
>
>Also see this site for details in needed:
>www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
>
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>Gary Thorn
>MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox
>Associate Expert
>
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>confers no rights
>
>More about the Windows XP Expert Zone:
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>More about the MS MVP Program:
>http://tinyurl.com/n08
>.
>

[Sharon F]

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 14:44:11 -0700, Gary wrote:

> I tried your suggestions and looked at the links you
> sent. I found my copy of XP but my computer wont reboot
> with it. Just keeps trying the same way over and over
> again. Got any other ideas I could try?

Did you change the settings in BIOS for boot order? You need to make the
CDrom drive the first choice.
--
Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User

[Thomas Wendell]

And when booting from the XP-CD, there usually comes reminder to "Press any
key to boot from CD.." somewhere low on screen...
It's there for about 2sec...

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"Sharon F" > kirjoitti viestissä
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> On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 14:44:11 -0700, Gary wrote:
>
> > I tried your suggestions and looked at the links you
> > sent. I found my copy of XP but my computer wont reboot
> > with it. Just keeps trying the same way over and over
> > again. Got any other ideas I could try?
>
> Did you change the settings in BIOS for boot order? You need to make the
> CDrom drive the first choice.
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User