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when i start my computer i get an error message that reads cd boot failure
insert system disk and press enter what should i do i cant even get to
command promp or nothing as far as i can go is the system set up and thats it
it shows that the computer is able to detect my cd-rom and dvd-rom but
nothing else can someone please help asap

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Remove whatever CD is in your CD drive.

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Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"24karat" <24karat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4CA2DACA-E045-4DEC-9413-2547305BD956@microsoft.com...
> when i start my computer i get an error message that reads cd boot failure
> insert system disk and press enter what should i do i cant even get to
> command promp or nothing as far as i can go is the system set up and thats
it
> it shows that the computer is able to detect my cd-rom and dvd-rom but
> nothing else can someone please help asap

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ive tried all that but it still comes up this is what it exactly says: boot
from adapi cd:failure please insert system disk and press enter but evrytime
i do it just keeps repeating the same but know it says to boot from floppy
press any key and when i do it just repeats itself so any other suggestions
thank you for your time p.s. i have made a startup boot disk ms-dos format
please help me here i am going nuts

"Ted Zieglar" wrote:

> Remove whatever CD is in your CD drive.
>
> --
> Ted Zieglar
> "You can do it if you try."
>
> "24karat" <24karat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4CA2DACA-E045-4DEC-9413-2547305BD956@microsoft.com...
> > when i start my computer i get an error message that reads cd boot failure
> > insert system disk and press enter what should i do i cant even get to
> > command promp or nothing as far as i can go is the system set up and thats
> it
> > it shows that the computer is able to detect my cd-rom and dvd-rom but
> > nothing else can someone please help asap
>
>

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"24karat" wrote:

> ive tried all that but it still comes up this is what it exactly says: boot
> from adapi cd:failure please insert system disk and press enter but evrytime
> i do it just keeps repeating the same but know it says to boot from floppy
> press any key and when i do it just repeats itself so any other suggestions
> thank you for your time p.s. i have made a startup boot disk ms-dos format
> please help me here i am going nuts
>
> "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
>
> > Remove whatever CD is in your CD drive.
> >
> > --
> > Ted Zieglar
> > "You can do it if you try."
> >
> > "24karat" <24karat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:4CA2DACA-E045-4DEC-9413-2547305BD956@microsoft.com...
> > > when i start my computer i get an error message that reads cd boot failure
> > > insert system disk and press enter what should i do i cant even get to
> > > command promp or nothing as far as i can go is the system set up and thats
> > it
> > > it shows that the computer is able to detect my cd-rom and dvd-rom but
> > > nothing else can someone please help asap
> >
> >

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