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Anonymous   05-27-2005 at 06:57:11 PM

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Hi all,

I am having a problem with my computer booting without the windows CD in the
cd player. It keeps asking for a boot device. I have installed and
activated windows on the computer after a friend reformatted it but i don't
know how to make it boot on its own without the CD. Does anyone know how to
fix that. Hopefully its a simple fix.

Cheers,
Caroline

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Jerry   05-27-2005 at 06:57:12 PM
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You will have to go into the BIOS and change the boot order from the CD to
the harddrive. Owner's manual will tell you how.

"Caroline" <perrow@uq.net.au> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I am having a problem with my computer booting without the windows CD in
> the
> cd player. It keeps asking for a boot device. I have installed and
> activated windows on the computer after a friend reformatted it but i
> don't
> know how to make it boot on its own without the CD. Does anyone know how
> to
> fix that. Hopefully its a simple fix.
>
> Cheers,
> Caroline
>
>

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Anonymous   05-29-2005 at 02:58:02 PM
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well did you install windows full without any errors?
witch windows is it?
try instaling from other cd but not false licence or other sources!
if this dosent works i dont know!


"Caroline" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am having a problem with my computer booting without the windows CD in the
> cd player. It keeps asking for a boot device. I have installed and
> activated windows on the computer after a friend reformatted it but i don't
> know how to make it boot on its own without the CD. Does anyone know how to
> fix that. Hopefully its a simple fix.
>
> Cheers,
> Caroline
>
>
>

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