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My Laptop won\'t boot from xp cd
I am trying to install windows xp 64bit pro on my laptop, but I can't seem to get it to boot from the cd.
I checked the bios and tried another bootable cd to no avail Also, I didn't think that a floppy drive was necessary when I bought the thing. Anything else that i should try? Thanks, PilotMatt |
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Re: My Laptop won\'t boot from xp cd
I'm not insulting your intelligence when I say that my first step would be to double-check the BIOS for a second setting that affects boot order (etc.). I've been caught by oddball settings a few times when working on friends' computers.
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Re: My Laptop won\'t boot from xp cd
actually, I checked it 4 times (although i did check it again just to make sure)
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Re: My Laptop won\'t boot from xp cd
Do you have a boot screen that is blocking the POST? You might need to press a button to have it boot from cd.
Does the cd spin up when it's booting? If it isn't, thats a good sign the the bios isn't telling the computer to boot from cd first. |
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Re: My Laptop won\'t boot from xp cd
is this a retail copy or one you just picked up somewhere/burned yourself?
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