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Xp will not boot

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pipco - Oct 20, 2008 at 09:45 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Oct 21, 2008 at 02:27 AM
Hello,


the problem i have is i want to repair xp but the windows cd will not boot to the install screen'
the system keeps booting off the hard drive and not recognizing the cd in the drive

i had this problem on original install but can't remember what i did to fixx the problem.

Asus p5gd1-vm
sata wd80 gig
asus dvd rom ide
winxp sp2

this also happened to me with the same setup on an Asus p5ld2-vm

any help would be greatly appreciated,

thanks pipco
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,827
Oct 21, 2008 at 02:27 AM
Press the DEL key during boot to enter the "BIOS setup utility"
select the BOOT tab
change boot devices priority to set the 1st boot device to your CD drive


reboot with the Windows CD in the drive
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