In news:%23cs%23bPQEGHA.336@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
Rock <rock@mail.nospam.net> had this to say:
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> a wrote:
>
>> Yes, I press DEL and have the access for BIOS. I have moved the
>> CDROM boot as the first boot order and the harddisk is the last. But
>> it still jump to the harddisk boot.
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.
>>
>> "Galen" <galennews@gmail.com> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D
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>>> In news:OhtqZYOEGHA.3404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>>> a <a@mail.com> had this to say:
>>>
>>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I would like to boot the system from CDROM.
>>>> I have put my W2K server installation disk in CDROM and set the
>>>> CDROM as the first priority to boot.
>>>> I expect the system will prompt me to press any key to boot from
>>>> CDROM, but it doesnt.
>>>> It just go straight to the harddisk boot, the installed WinXP.
>>>> How can I fix it?
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Depends on your PC. When you boot it should/might say something
>>> about
>>
>> press
>>
>>> <key> to enter setup. Do so and change the boot order to boot to
>>> CD. If
>>
>> it's
>>
>>> not listed then try F2, ESC, and DEL (during/before POST) as those
>>> three
>>
>> are
>>
>>> the most common that I come across.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
>>> http://dts-l.org/
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>>>
>>> "We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank
>>> mind, which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We
>>> were simply there to observe and to draw inferences from our
>>> observations." - Sherlock Holmes
>>>
>>>
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> What if you remove everything else from the boot order but the CD?
And where did this disk come from? As in is it a real Microsoft CD or one
you got from a friend or made yourself? In other words are you sure it's
bootable? If you put it into the tray while you're running Windows XP does
it automatically start or anything?
--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/
"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes