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How to install vista from an external dvd/cd drive

Forum Storage : CD/DVD Drives How to install vista from an external dvd/cd drive

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You want the BIOS set to boot from a USB device, which should be your external CD/DVD player.

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Reply to tecmo34

Should be one of the hotkeys at the post startup screen.

Reply to purple stank

keep hitting F12 button while you see the Bios Logo Screen then choose Boot from USB CD/DVD ROM, or you can go to advanced bios features and make First Boot USB/ CD Rom or Removable Disk

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