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However, on subsequent (re)boots, your PC will use the original default startup option (typically a local hard disk). The selection is temporary: whatever you select, your PC will attempt to boot from it. Pressing this button will bring up what is termed as a “boot selection menu,” showing a list of all storage devices currently attached to your PC, and giving you the option of selecting a device other than your local hard disk to boot from, this one time. Most laptops and desktops built in the past few years have a special key that can be pressed immediately after pressing your PCs power button that will let you choose a device to boot from. Configuring your PC to Boot from CD Via the Boot Selection Menu Instead, if you did not obtain a physical copy of the bootable CD or DVD from a store or in the mail, you will likely need to convert an ISO file into a bootable CD or DVD by burning an ISO image of the data on to the disc, instead of the data itself. Before continuing with this guide, make sure you have correctly followed the instructions on properly creating a bootable CD or DVD. The normal method of creating a CD by copying or burning files on to a blank CD-R or DVD±R is insufficient to create a bootable CD. Bootable discs are very different from normal software that ships on a CD or DVD. The first and foremost requirement for booting from a CD or DVD is to have a valid, bootable CD or DVD on hand. It’s important that you start from a computer that is completely switched off.

2.3 Via “Boot Priority” in the BIOS Setupĭepending on your computer’s make and model, there are two different ways of telling your PC to start from the CD or DVD. In all cases, you will need to insert the CD or DVD into your computer’s optical bay, and fully power-down your machine.

Let me know if you need a more detailed tutorial on any of this. That will activate SMARTDRV and make the process go faster. Then, before launching the above command, type at the A:\ prompt: You can always search for a copy of the file SMARTDRV.exe and copy it to the boot floppy you make. Of course there is the issue with SMARTDRV and how this method will take longer if SMARTDRV is not loaded - but if you have an issue with making the device primary, this is the only viable solution. Once you know the drive letter (I will use X: in this demo), you will need to run the command: If the above did not work and you are stuck with an otherwise blank drive, hunt for a Windows ME bootdisk.

I can only guess that you may have tried this so I'll move on to the next point. First thing you'll need is to check BIOS and ensure the boot order is right - common mistake to assume that just having the CD in there will cause the 'override'. Tried to do via other means and not working. Service Pack 2 XP machine that you tried to reinstall XP on - but you have an SP1 XP CD so that won't work. Okay - First part of this will sort out what I think you're trying to say: