== == contains stored information that can be read on computer
Compact Disk Read Only Memory.
Compact disc - Read only memory
CD ROM stands for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. A standard CD can be written to or read from, but a CD-ROM is loaded with pre-installed software for the user.
go to cmos and set cdrom to be first bootable disk. then click to start windows with cdrom support. ensure your cdrom is working ok. also ensure that your xp disk has autorun installed (some do not). Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!
a compact disk does not belong to the computer maybe your thinking about the compact disk drive. a compact disk is just a CD-ROM.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory
disk (compact disk)
A compact disk is an average CD.
Compact disk do
CD mean only compact disk
James Russell invented the compact disk in 1965.
CD-ROM is a read-only storage medium (CD-ROM is an acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory). Floppy disks and hard-drives are both writeable mediums. Note that CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable) and CD-RW (Compact Disc Re-Writeable) are not the same as CD-ROM.