When I use the XP OS CD to reinstall XP do I need to go into F12 and set CD drive as the boot device? -- Superman
Superman wrote: > When I use the XP OS CD to reinstall XP do I need to go into F12 > and set CD drive as the boot device? Given that there is the definite reality that your computer is different than most others in the world (although it is likely the same as a few others in __hardware__ *if* it is a name-brand like IBM, HP, Packard Bell, Dell, etc...) - I have to ASSUME that when you say "go into F12" <-- that refers to some message you get when you first turn on the computer about entering your System BIOS, System Setup or some other similarly worded on-screen instruction? If you wish to install Windows XP onto a computer and you are utilizing a true Windows XP installation CD and not some restoration method provided by the OEM who put together your computer - then you should go into the System Setup/System BIOS and ensure that it is set to boot off the CD/DVD/Optical device first and save those settings when you exit - having the proper Windows XP installation CD in the drive in question as you do so. Watch for the "Press any key to boot from CD..." message and do so promptly upon reading it. Have you backed up everything you need? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
you might try to repair the o.s. instead of re-installing it but you will have to boot the cd and or set the cd drive as the boot up devive: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx -- db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> "Superman" wrote in message news:3947A333-2CDD-4B49-90FD-33B183BAC6B7@microsoft.com... > When I use the XP OS CD to reinstall XP do I need to go into F12 and set CD drive as the boot device? > > -- > Superman
It is a Dell Dimension 2400. Yes I'm talking about entering system setup at boot. I have the OS CD provided by Dell with the computer when it was new. I also have the drivers CD. Can I install XP with this CD? -- Superman "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message news:O%23IbgDNIJHA.2256@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Superman wrote: >> When I use the XP OS CD to reinstall XP do I need to go into F12 >> and set CD drive as the boot device? > > Given that there is the definite reality that your computer is different > than most others in the world (although it is likely the same as a few > others in __hardware__ *if* it is a name-brand like IBM, HP, Packard Bell, > Dell, etc...) - I have to ASSUME that when you say "go into F12" <-- that > refers to some message you get when you first turn on the computer about > entering your System BIOS, System Setup or some other similarly worded > on-screen instruction? > > If you wish to install Windows XP onto a computer and you are utilizing a > true Windows XP installation CD and not some restoration method provided > by the OEM who put together your computer - then you should go into the > System Setup/System BIOS and ensure that it is set to boot off the > CD/DVD/Optical device first and save those settings when you exit - having > the proper Windows XP installation CD in the drive in question as you do > so. Watch for the "Press any key to boot from CD..." message and do so > promptly upon reading it. > > Have you backed up everything you need? > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >
Superman wrote: > It is a Dell Dimension 2400. Yes I'm talking about entering system > setup at boot. I have the OS CD provided by Dell with the computer > when it was new. I also have the drivers CD. Can I install XP with > this CD? You'd have to ask Dell - but they usually provide actually installation CDs. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
