Chris Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 (Please wait whilst images load)Windows XP requires you to have your computer boot from the XP CD, even some applications will at sometime have to be run from booting from the CD. But how do you go about booting the computer from the CD?Well first of all you have to tell your computer to boot from the CD and to do this you have to enter the BIOS. To enter the BIOS press the DEL* key when your computer is starting and you should enter the BIOS within a few secondsTo navigate, select and to make any changes you will have to use your keyboard or even some modern BIOS's allow you to use your mouse.*[To enter the BIOS you may have to press F1, F2, F10, F12 or Esc but this will depend upon the BIOS.] How to make the computer boot from the CDBy pressing the DEL key when your computer is starting you should see something like the image below.Using the arrow keys select Boot and press enter. Press enter to access the Boot Device Priority menuPress enter on the highlighed 1st Boot Device and select CDROM from the menu.In this BIOS you have to press F10 to save and exit any changes that you have made. Press enter and the changes will be saved and you will exit the BIOS.When your computer is starting it will now boot from the CD.This is all that is required to make your computer boot from the CD as long as you save the change you should be fine. If you do not you'll have to go back and start again. If you are uncertain at what you are doing choose not to save any changes.Note: Please consult your motherboard maunal for specific instructions on how go to about making your computer boot from the CD. Or visit the website of your motherboard to see if there is a manual that you can download.Remember: Once you have finished booting from the CD, change the boot device back to the hard drive.Thinking about installing Windows XP?Then remember to press any key when instructed to do so to boot from the CD [changes in the BIOS have to be made first as above].A nice site to do with computer BIOS's can be found HereFor more information on the BIOS please click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeychris Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Clickabilility factor of 10. (meaning it will be used a lot to as a click here guide)Well done again Mr P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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