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HELP: WinXP CD won't boot up? boot order changed.

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Anonymous   10-21-2009 at 01:25:59 AM

What happened was recently my computer restarted out of nowhere when I was browsing the internet. When my computer restarted, it would not go past the windows loading screen and just reset (blue screen of death). I tried going into safe mode however, nothing seems to work other than booting Windows into 'debugging mode' and everything works fine.

I'm trying to correct this problem by possibly using the Windows XP CD to repair Windows. Here's when I run into another problem. The Windows XP CD simply will not boot. I've tried changing the boot order in the bios but the 'press <any> key to boot from CD' will always be skipped no matter what. I've even tried different DVD/CD drives and different Windows XP CDs.

So.. what should I do guys? Your help will be greatly appreciated!!

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Bronze Win XP badge aford10   10-21-2009 at 02:54:33 AM
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Disable the other boot devices in the BIOS instead of changing the order. Unplug any other optical drives to avoid getting the wrong as 1st boot device.

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