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08-21-2007, 04:11 PM
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well I just did it and it was reading the disc but then it just went to the next boot device and it didn't show any result of reading the disc. Eventually it just went to the HDD device and the old windows was booted.
It didn't give me any option to install windows from CD or format or anything.
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Are you sure the drive is set as the first boot device? You may still need to press a key in order for it to boot.
The XP partition wouldn't have any effect on whether it would boot from the CD.
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08-21-2007, 04:15 PM
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Are you sure the drive is set as the first boot device? You may still need to press a key in order for it to boot.
The XP partition wouldn't have any effect on whether it would boot from the CD.
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I am sure the drive is set as the first boot device because I can even hear the sound of her notebook reading the disc before it reads the other devices.
should I press a key while it's reading a disc?
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08-21-2007, 04:19 PM
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I am sure the drive is set as the first boot device because I can even hear the sound of her notebook reading the disc before it reads the other devices.
should I press a key while it's reading a disc?
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That doesn't necessarily mean it's the primary boot device. Have a look in the BIOS for the boot order; set the DVD drive to "1" and the master HDD to "2."
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08-21-2007, 04:25 PM
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That doesn't necessarily mean it's the primary boot device. Have a look in the BIOS for the boot order; set the DVD drive to "1" and the master HDD to "2."
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That's what I did.
I went to BIOS, and have
1. cd
2. floppy
3. usb
4. HDD.
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08-21-2007, 04:36 PM
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That's what I did.
I went to BIOS, and have
1. cd
2. floppy
3. usb
4. HDD.
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Does it say something along the lines of:
Boot from CD...
Press any button to boot from CD...
Anyway, try pressing a button when you hear the drive.
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08-21-2007, 04:38 PM
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^^^
Yup it should come up with a message like that.
If it doesnt then it isnt a full Windows XP CD - it may be an upgrade disc, or a restore disc that came with your system that needs to be run some other way.
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08-21-2007, 04:56 PM
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Yup it should come up with a message like that.
If it doesnt then it isnt a full Windows XP CD - it may be an upgrade disc, or a restore disc that came with your system that needs to be run some other way.
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Something strange??? happend.
I called dell and the technical assitance told me to press
"Ctrl and F11" as soon as I see dell logo when I turn on the computer.
I did it and and it started recover(formatting) process.
After it reached 100%, it automatically rebootted computer and started to reintall the windows xp WITHOUT the windows xp disc.
I wonder if it only applies to dell computer but how it installs windows xp without the disc is just beyond my imagination. ghost?
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08-21-2007, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by GearsOfWar
Something strange??? happend.
I called dell and the technical assitance told me to press
"Ctrl and F11" as soon as I see dell logo when I turn on the computer.
I did it and and it started recover(?) process.
After it reached 100%, it automatically rebootted computer and started to reintall the windows xp WITHOUT the windows xp disc.
I wonder if it only applies to dell computer but how it installs windows xp without the disc is just beyond my imagination. ghost?
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There'll be a recovery partition on the HDD, which has an image of the XP OS. Most manufacturers have a CD that will "unlock" that partition. This will then restore the machine to how it was when bought.
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08-21-2007, 05:06 PM
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There'll be a recovery partition on the HDD, which has an image of the XP OS. Most manufacturers have a CD that will "unlock" that partition. This will then restore the machine to how it was when bought.
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wow...that is excellent.
I didn't even have to go over usual 1 hour process to reinstall the windows with disc.
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08-21-2007, 05:15 PM
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Personally I prefer to instal myself and get rid of that recovery partition to get my HDD space back!
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