Cannot do a clean install of windows 8!

Harveyftw

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I am currently running windows 8.1 and as we all know we cannot use Microsofts way to do a restore. I want to restore back to windows 8 and i have the disc.

I have set the boot order to cd/dvd first in boot menu and bios.
hard drive second.

However it boots and says press any key to boot from cd/dvd. I press the keys but nothing happens and for some reason it boots into my hard drive windows 8.1 and not my windows 8 media disc.

Can anybody help?
 

Dunlop0078

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I posted that by accident if i was trying to troll you i would not just put a q lol. Take the hard drive off the boot menu have it so only the cd drive can boot.
 

Harveyftw

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My disc drive works perfectly, the discs are fine i have checked. Im assuming it starts reading the discs but then boots into the hard drive sector bit.



I took the hdd out the boot menu and left it as cd-rom only. It still boots into the hdd after showing press any key to boot cd/dvd