I recently installed windows XP on my new computer. I inserted the XP disk and then followed the steps, eg. creating and formatting the partition. However, after the drive was partitioned, and it the computer restarted (this is normal iirc), it continued to boot from the XP setup CD, asking me to perform the same steps that I had already completed. Through the BIOS, I changed the boot order, and even disabled the loading of peripheral devices, but this did not work. If I take the disk out of the drive, I receive an error: Disk Boot Failure, Insert system disk and press enter. FYI, I believe that there is nothing wrong with the setup disk itself, nor the partition that was created. I simply need a way to break this loop! Has anyone had a similar problem and could help me out? All assistance is appreciated!
2007-08-14 17:23:03 · 3 answers · asked by sarsnik 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
That's normal. Just ignore "Boot from CD" prompt and DON'T press any key. It will boot from the hard drive and continue the process.
2007-08-17 12:56:04 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't have Windows, you either have a CD to repair Windows or you have a repair partition (different manufacturers do it differently) or you're going to have to buy Windows. You can format the hard drive with any bootable CD (formatting totally erases the drive), but you can't put Windows back without some kind of Windows disk. Your only option to buying Windows, if you have nothing else, is Linux. It's free, it runs most Windows programs (through a utility called Wine) and many Windows programs come in Linux flavors (which are free). For instance, instead of Microsoft Office, you run Open Office. It takes a day or two to get used to it, but it's everything MS Office is.
2016-05-18 01:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
enter the bios and set it to boot from the hard drisk with the o.s. installed on it.
2007-08-14 17:31:49 · answer #3 · answered by Aaron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋