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Tyroz · 01-28-2008, 10:50 PM

Hey, I tried installing XP today, and it goes to 100% of copying files then restarts. Normal. When it boots up it sticks on the "Press any key to boot from CD" screen. And yes the drive was formatted NTFS. I tried installing again and THIS time, it gets stuck on the "Loading Windows Setup" (or something similar) screen. So if anyone could help... 'twould be awesome.

vnwwd · 01-28-2008, 11:07 PM

Did you take the CD out of the drive?

itami · 01-28-2008, 11:13 PM

lol, that's what I was thinking.

It could also be a bad disc. Did you burn it yourself?

Tyroz · 01-28-2008, 11:59 PM

No I didn't take it out of the drive. And yes, I burnt it myself. Think I should make a new disc?

itami · 01-29-2008, 12:09 AM

Well, that might be the problem. Unless there's a problem with the XP you got. Make sure you burn it at the slowest speed possible.

somekid · 01-29-2008, 12:15 AM

hmm I have this problem too
some tech guy came to install it to my pc when i start the pc it shows the "Press any key to boot from CD" screen and the pc would only boot up after it said that if the disk was in the drive. Idk wierd...

bumbleskull · 01-29-2008, 06:15 PM

go to your bios and change the boot order as it is set to boot from a cd rather than your hard drive...

access the bios by hitting escape when the computer is starting up

Tyroz · 01-30-2008, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bumbleskull

go to your bios and change the boot order as it is set to boot from a cd rather than your hard drive...

access the bios by hitting escape when the computer is starting up

Thanks for the help but I pretty much exhausted all BIOS possibilities... turns out it was the disc, worked just fine after I made a new one. Now I just feel like an a**. Anyway, thanks for the help everyone!

Commodore Stocker · 01-30-2008, 07:45 AM

Nice work!

01-28-2008, 10:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tyroz I never finish anyth... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 475 Reputation: 8	XP installation problem... Hey, I tried installing XP today, and it goes to 100% of copying files then restarts. Normal. When it boots up it sticks on the "Press any key to boot from CD" screen. And yes the drive was formatted NTFS. I tried installing again and THIS time, it gets stuck on the "Loading Windows Setup" (or something similar) screen. So if anyone could help... 'twould be awesome.

01-28-2008, 11:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
itami Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,396 Reputation: 77	lol, that's what I was thinking. It could also be a bad disc. Did you burn it yourself? __________________ "As democracy is perfected, the office of President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

01-29-2008, 12:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
itami Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,396 Reputation: 77	Well, that might be the problem. Unless there's a problem with the XP you got. Make sure you burn it at the slowest speed possible. __________________ "As democracy is perfected, the office of President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

01-29-2008, 12:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
somekid Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 39 Reputation: 0	hmm I have this problem too some tech guy came to install it to my pc when i start the pc it shows the "Press any key to boot from CD" screen and the pc would only boot up after it said that if the disk was in the drive. Idk wierd... __________________

01-30-2008, 07:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
Commodore Stocker Administrator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,425 Reputation: 69	Nice work! __________________ There are three types of people. Those that can count and those that can not.

01-28-2008, 11:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
vnwwd Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 122 Reputation: 0	Did you take the CD out of the drive?

01-28-2008, 11:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tyroz I never finish anyth... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 475 Reputation: 8	No I didn't take it out of the drive. And yes, I burnt it myself. Think I should make a new disc?

01-29-2008, 06:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
bumbleskull Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 348 Reputation: 25	go to your bios and change the boot order as it is set to boot from a cd rather than your hard drive... access the bios by hitting escape when the computer is starting up

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