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From: Daave on 21 Jun 2010 10:16
Ron Patterson wrote:
> Dave
>
> When the CD would not boot, I checked my BIOS boot order even though
> I KNEW it was set to boot to the CD first.
> And it was - so I just hit F10 to save and exit and clicked on yes.
> Still would not boot. Went back and again checked the boot order in
> the BIOS - it still would not boot. Very strange.
<snip>

(in case you missed it...)

>> Or maybe there is a problem with the keyboard. If you are able to
>> successfully boot off the CD, you should see a screen that looks like
>> this:
>>
>> http://www.midssynchro2007.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/xpsetuppressanykeyto.jpg
>>
>> Do you get that screen?
>>
>> If so, remember to press the "any" key. ;-)
>>
>> If pressing any key doesn't work, try another keyboard.


From: philo on 21 Jun 2010 18:39
On 06/20/2010 09:35 PM, Ron Patterson wrote:
> I have 2 CDs I have tried - my original Win XP SP1 and Win XP SP2 - I
> have used both recently to install windows on another drive so I know they
> work. Suddenly I can not boot into either of them.
>
>
> "philo"<philo(a)privacy.invalid> wrote in message
> news:hvm7dm$ov4$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>> On 06/20/2010 03:20 PM, Ron Patterson wrote:
>>> I am trying to do a Windows XP repair. Have several tutorials printed.
>>> I
>>> try to boot into either my original Win XP SP1 or Win XP SP2 discs and I
>>> kept on booting up into my existing copy of Windows. And YES, I have set
>>> the BIOS boot priority to the CD first.
>>>
>>> How can I boot up from the CD instead of continuing to boot into the
>>> existing copy of windows?
>>>
>>> Ron Patterson
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd try a different cdrom
>
>


I meant to try a different optical device

not the cd itself
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