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firmex · 02-12-2008, 03:08 PM

PC running XP Professional. My son plugged his iPod into a USB port. The iPod locked up and the PC started to run slowly. He claims he shut it down and now it won't start up.

On startup it shows 'Boot from CDRom' or similar message but then hangs. If I try and re-install XP it goes through the whole process of loading the files, reboots as it should but then goes back to the same 'Boot from CDRom' state after the restart. I also notice then some corruption of characters on the screen. The PC is about 8 years old.

Thanks for any help,

Rgds

02-12-2008, 03:26 PM

Hello Firmex

Welcome to Free PC Help

Ok so you have been into the bios to change the boot order to cdrom first, saved the setting, usually by pressing F10, inserted the XP install disk and you still get that message "boot from cdrom"?

Would this be the case?

firmex · 02-12-2008, 06:09 PM

Thanks, no bizarrely I have not changed the bios, its still hdd first, cdrom second so its as though its not seeing the hard drive, setup recognises the diskwhen i try to install xp though!!

02-12-2008, 06:24 PM

If you want to do a new install of XP then the cdrom should be the first boot device Firmex.

Consider this picture here, you need to move the cdrom to the top of the list then save the settings on exit.

http://www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk/rl/...otPriority.jpg

firmex · 02-12-2008, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfeymole

If you want to do a new install of XP then the cdrom should be the first boot device Firmex.

Consider this picture here, you need to move the cdrom to the top of the list then save the settings on exit.

http://www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk/rl/...otPriority.jpg

Ok I set cdrom as first boot. Yet again I install and the first part is successful and says it is going to restart. It then restarts and goes back to the original dos display asking to boot from CD again, some of the characters are corrupted though and it wont boot from CD if I press any key.

02-12-2008, 07:07 PM

When you changed the boot setup to cd and popped the XP disk in it will say, once it recognises boot files on the cd, "Press any key to boot from CD"

When you install XP it reboots about 3 times, what microsoft forgets to tell people is not to press any key AFTER the initial request.

DO NOT press any other key after that apart from entering the 25 digit/character key after that.

What exactly does it say on that copy of XP that you have?

02-12-2008, 03:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
firmex Status: Free PC Help New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 26 Operating System: Windows XP - Professional PC Experience: PC Illiterate	PC won't startup PC running XP Professional. My son plugged his iPod into a USB port. The iPod locked up and the PC started to run slowly. He claims he shut it down and now it won't start up. On startup it shows 'Boot from CDRom' or similar message but then hangs. If I try and re-install XP it goes through the whole process of loading the files, reboots as it should but then goes back to the same 'Boot from CDRom' state after the restart. I also notice then some corruption of characters on the screen. The PC is about 8 years old. Thanks for any help, Rgds

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02-12-2008, 03:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wolfeymole Status: Guest Posts: n/a	Hello Firmex Welcome to Free PC Help Ok so you have been into the bios to change the boot order to cdrom first, saved the setting, usually by pressing F10, inserted the XP install disk and you still get that message "boot from cdrom"? Would this be the case?

02-12-2008, 06:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
firmex Status: Free PC Help New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 26 Operating System: Windows XP - Professional PC Experience: PC Illiterate	Thanks, no bizarrely I have not changed the bios, its still hdd first, cdrom second so its as though its not seeing the hard drive, setup recognises the diskwhen i try to install xp though!!

02-12-2008, 06:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wolfeymole Status: Guest Posts: n/a	If you want to do a new install of XP then the cdrom should be the first boot device Firmex. Consider this picture here, you need to move the cdrom to the top of the list then save the settings on exit. http://www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk/rl/...otPriority.jpg

02-12-2008, 07:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Wolfeymole Status: Guest Posts: n/a	When you changed the boot setup to cd and popped the XP disk in it will say, once it recognises boot files on the cd, "Press any key to boot from CD" When you install XP it reboots about 3 times, what microsoft forgets to tell people is not to press any key AFTER the initial request. DO NOT press any other key after that apart from entering the 25 digit/character key after that. What exactly does it say on that copy of XP that you have?