This laptop was supposed to come with no operating system ....it said it would come with a C prompt ready to install the operating system of my choice..... I put the XP home OEM disk in and I still get the C prompt. I don't know the command to run it. Help
2006-09-08 13:19:09 · 8 answers · asked by jachooz 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Thanks to all of you who are serious. I am not completely stupid...I know that I am supposed to turn on the computer with the disk in it....give me a break.
2006-09-08 13:25:17 · update #1
When I reboot it doe not give any hint..... it's a used lap top and I do not have a manual. I tried the D:\SETUP but it said invalid drive specification
2006-09-08 13:38:50 · update #2
What you have to do is set it to boot from the CD instead of the hard drive which it is still doing. How you do that varies from model to model on a laptop. Sometimes you press F1 during boot, F2, F10, F12, Esc, Control Alt Esc. AS I say it just depends. Try combinations of these just as the laptop boots. Sometimes it will give you a hint as it boots a message like "Hit DEL to enter setup" Then go in and look for boot options. Set it to boot from the CD First and the hard drive second.
2006-09-08 13:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by teef_au 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to go in to the BIOS setup and make sure that the boot order is CD first, then floppy (if you have one), then hard drive.
Check your manual, but it's usually done by pressing F1 or ESC as the computer boots.
Restart and then your Windows disk will boot into setup.
Oh yeah, ignore all the above if you didn't start the computer wiht the disk already in it.
Toodles
2006-09-08 13:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by MarQus1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try booting with the CD in the drive. If that does not work check your bios setup to be sure your CD drive is set as the first boot device
2006-09-08 13:25:53 · answer #3 · answered by timbow310 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you and the others describe should work. Is it possible that you have a non-working CD drive? It may also be possible that whatever preinstalled minimal software that gives you the C prompt does not have a CD-ROM driver.
2006-09-08 14:34:14 · answer #4 · answered by WDS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as well out of your USB CD/DVD, the BIOS settings on your pc should be configured to attempt this. On start up keep tapping both F1, F2, F10,(word that some manufacturers use F10 for equipment fix!) Esc, or Del, to enter the BIOS set-up. search for "force configuration", "Boot order" or similar and make the USB CD/DVD force the first boot gadget and the demanding force the second one. keep settings and go out. Insert the CD/DVD into your CD/DVD force, and then restart your pc. once you spot the "Press any key as well from CD" message, press a key to commence the pc from the CD/DVD. stick with the learning on the demonstrate to go with and format (NTFS) a partition the position you opt to position in homestead windows. stick with the learning on the demonstrate to finish the homestead windows Setup. Get some Anti-Virus safe practices and replace homestead windows! © arou42
2016-11-06 22:32:30 · answer #5 · answered by fleitman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this
Start the computer with the disk in the drive it should boot to the installation screen
2006-09-08 13:22:40 · answer #6 · answered by rsist34 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the disk in
type D:\setup
enter
2006-09-08 13:36:56 · answer #7 · answered by rvsreno 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try restarting it with the disc in it
2006-09-08 13:20:58 · answer #8 · answered by Tom H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋