SP2 Precludes Booting From Cd Drive?

[W. D. Allen Sr.]

I had been using booting from the Linux Knoppix CD which puts a PC into the
Linux operating system about which I am writing a report from my computer
club. However, since I installed the Windows XP SP2 the that CD will no
longer boot.

I have checked my BIOS to ensure the CD drive is being interrogated before
Windows XP boots from my hard drive. I had to reset it after installing SP2.
Nevertheless, I still can't boot from the Knoppix CD.

Is this a Windows XP problem? If so , what is the solution?

Thanks

WDA



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[Paul Smith]

"W. D. Allen Sr." > wrote in message
...
>I had been using booting from the Linux Knoppix CD which puts a PC into the
>Linux operating system about which I am writing a report from my computer
>club. However, since I installed the Windows XP SP2 the that CD will no
>longer boot.
>
> I have checked my BIOS to ensure the CD drive is being interrogated before
> Windows XP boots from my hard drive. I had to reset it after installing
> SP2. Nevertheless, I still can't boot from the Knoppix CD.
>
> Is this a Windows XP problem? If so , what is the solution?

I fail to see how Windows would be able to effect it as it obviously happens
before Windows enters the memory. Windows also wouldn't change CMOS
settings, so may be a diffy battery on your motherboard or something?

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.

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[zag]

W.D. -

My Knoppix CD boots fine post SP2. Make sure your BIOS is
set correctly to boot from a CD. As Paul has said, SP2
should have had no effect on the BIOS although I don't
agree that Windows can't change the BIOS/CMOS. How about
the system time, for example?
z -------------------------------------------------------

>-----Original Message-----
>"W. D. Allen Sr." > wrote in message
...
>>I had been using booting from the Linux Knoppix CD which
puts a PC into the
>>Linux operating system about which I am writing a report
from my computer
>>club. However, since I installed the Windows XP SP2 the
that CD will no
>>longer boot.
>>
>> I have checked my BIOS to ensure the CD drive is being
interrogated before
>> Windows XP boots from my hard drive. I had to reset it
after installing
>> SP2. Nevertheless, I still can't boot from the Knoppix CD.
>>
>> Is this a Windows XP problem? If so , what is the solution?
>
>I fail to see how Windows would be able to effect it as it
obviously happens
>before Windows enters the memory. Windows also wouldn't
change CMOS
>settings, so may be a diffy battery on your motherboard or
something?
>
>--
>Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
>http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.
>
>*Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by e-mail*
>
>
>.
>

[Paul Smith]

"zag" > wrote in message
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> My Knoppix CD boots fine post SP2. Make sure your BIOS is
> set correctly to boot from a CD. As Paul has said, SP2
> should have had no effect on the BIOS although I don't
> agree that Windows can't change the BIOS/CMOS. How about
> the system time, for example?

I'll give you that one. ;-)

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.

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