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Zaxious
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_ 		9. July 2008 @ 20:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Im having problems trying to boot from CD. my computer is freezing everytime after I login after all the initial startup programs finish. I can boot to safe mode fine and everything works so I know its something that im running. I need to figure out what is causing it to blow up. Im trying to reinstall Windows but I cannot get my xp disc to boot up when i reboot. BIOS sees it and I can reinstall it from the desktop but I need to reformat both of my harddrives and get everything fresh. Any help and/or ideas to fix my problem?
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ddp
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_ 		9. July 2008 @ 22:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
change the boot sequence in the bios so that the cd rom is 1st & the hd is 2nd. check motherboard manual or user guide on how to do that.
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Zaxious
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_ 		9. July 2008 @ 22:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have done that, the CD drive comes first then removable then HD... I even took the HDs out of the boot sequence and it still boots to the HD.
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ddp
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_ 		9. July 2008 @ 22:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sounds like your cd is not bootable. is it an original xp cd or a copy? have you tried the cd on another pc to see if will boot off the cd or not?
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Zaxious
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_ 		9. July 2008 @ 22:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes it has formatted other computers without a hitch and i used it on this computer previously... another computer was formatted with it not but two days ago
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ddp
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_ 		9. July 2008 @ 22:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if disk is ok then try another rom drive. also try washing the disk with soapy water & dry with a soft cloth as found that to work sometimes.
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