Re-Botting from CD?

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I was planning on rebooting window's. My questions are what and how should this boot be performed? I have XP Home and have booted before in probably the same way, but different circumstances are in order. I Think I want to boot from my reinstallation CD (T
he best way) and do a clean installation that way? Do I put the CD in and wait for the computer to restart and let the CD boot up itself. Then let it tell me what to remove and do a quick repair which is what I want to do being I have the re-installation C
D, or Boot without the CD, remove Windows and then perform the reinstallation? Thanks. Rob

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".

===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

If a "Repair Install" cannot be performed:

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

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I was planning on rebooting window's. My questions are what and how should this boot be performed? I have XP
Home and have booted before in probably the same way, but different circumstances are in order. I Think I want
to boot from my reinstallation CD (The best way) and do a clean installation that way? Do I put the CD in and
wait for the computer to restart and let the CD boot up itself. Then let it tell me what to remove and do a
quick repair which is what I want to do being I have the re-installation CD, or Boot without the CD, remove
Windows and then perform the reinstallation? Thanks. Rob

[jerrym526]

Boot with the CD, then watch the screen, and when it tells you to press any
button to boot from the CD, do so.

If you just want to repair the Windows operating system, go through the
install process, bypassing the Restore option, go all the way until you pass
the EULA agreement, and then choose Repair.


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> I was planning on rebooting window's. My questions are what and how should
this boot be performed? I have XP Home and have booted before in probably
the same way, but different circumstances are in order. I Think I want to
boot from my reinstallation CD (The best way) and do a clean installation
that way? Do I put the CD in and wait for the computer to restart and let
the CD boot up itself. Then let it tell me what to remove and do a quick
repair which is what I want to do being I have the re-installation CD, or
Boot without the CD, remove Windows and then perform the reinstallation?
Thanks. Rob