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How do you boot from the floppy prompt to install xp from CD?
Marwalk1
First, if your computer is incapable of booting from a CD, it probably can't run XP anyway.
Secondly, all you need to do is put the floppy disk in the drive, and make sure that it is the first boot device in your BIOS.
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If your computer cannot boot from CD ROM what should you do to install windows xp from CD ROM assuming that no operating system is currently installed?
Start your computer with a floppy disk that has CD-ROM support. At the command prompt, type D:\I386\Winnt.exe and then Press ENTER. Remove the floppy disk from the drive.
How you boot from DOS prompt?
In Windows, press F8 during booting.. You will find a menu in which you will fine an option - "Safe Mode in DOS Prompt".. Enter in that menu, you will boot from DOS Prompt.. In Windows 98, you will find the "Boot from DOS prompt".. You can select that option to boot from DOS..
Can you install Linux using a floppy disk?
Yes, although no modern distributions directly support system installs from them. You can still use a floppy disk to install Linux from a PXE boot server, from a CD that is incapable of booting from the BIOS, or from a USB Flash drive.
How do I reformat my computer to reinstall Windows 98 when it is telling me that I already have an operating system installed?
Use a Boot up CD or Boot up Floppy to format the C: Drive and then install ur Operating System. to create a boot floppy go to control panel -- > add and remove prog -- > the last tab (creat boot disk)
You can't start your computer with MS home disk It will just boot to A drive which does not have CD driver on it.?
You need to change your BIOS boot settings to boot from CD/DVD not floppy.
I boot windows 7 and it says disk read error- no idea why i didn't install anything dodgy any ideas?
If you have a floppy or Cd drive, remove any Cd or floppy and restart. Or else your OS crashed, that's all. You'll need a complete reinstall. :)
Can a Toshiba 460CDt boot from the CD?
Any computer can boot from CD, you must get into BIOS[read your manual on how, I hope]. Once your there you set the boot order so that CD is on top or first instead of floppy or hard-drive. Its safe to leave it that way too, there are many freeware downloadable CDs on the net from helping you repair a system to running Linux directly from the CD drive, no-install.
How do you boot from a CD?
First thing is, the CD has to be a 'Bootable CD'.Change the 'First/Primary boot device' in the bios setting to 'CD ROM'. Ususally it will be floppy disk, by default. Insert the bootable CD into the CD drive. That's it!!
What to do if fdisk won't come up?
you need a msdos boot able floppy or CD
What two types of boot media are supported by DFT?
Floppy or diskette and Cd medias
How do you reformat to Windows 98 SE and get rid of the Windows ME that is on the PC now?
To anser you're question, First you uninstall Me. Then you need a floppy of windows 98 and the Installation disk for window's 98. First you use the 98 floppy to format. You will have an a:\ prompt that you type format c: so that it reads A:\FORMAT C:. Press enter, and push y, for yes to format. After format, type in the drive letter to you're cd-rom and push enter. Then type INSTALL and enter.This will load windows 98 .Follow the load directions from there. If there is anything in your computer that you want to save (documents, email, pictures, etc.) then print out or save to disk or CD what is important. If you don't save what you want, it will be completely erased by following these instructions. Also, be sure you have a valid installation key for Windows 98. You can't install Windows without it. Now, create a floppy boot disk: Put a blank floppy disk into drive A:, then go to Start-->Programs-->Accessories-->Command Prompt. At the command prompt, type FORMAT A: /S and press Enter. Follow the prompts to format the floppy disk (it will automatically be made bootable). Next, restart your computer *with the floppy disk still in the drive*. You need your PC to "boot" from the floppy disk. If it does not and instead loads Windows ME again, restart your computer and get into your BIOS (which, depending on the model of you PC, will require you to press DEL, F1, F2, F10, INSERT, or perhaps some other key as your PC starts--check your manual). In the BIOS change the Boot Order to make your floppy drive the first boot device, the CD drive the second boot device, and your hard drive the 3rd boot device. Save the changes in the BIOS and restart again. Now, having booted from the floppy disk, at the A:\> prompt, type FORMAT C: and follow the prompts to erase your hard drive. [WARNING! Anything you did not save on your computer will be lost after the format!] After the format, remove the floppy disk and restart your PC with your Windows 98 CD in your CD drive. Again, if the PC does not boot from the CD, access the BIOS and check your boot device order. The Windows 98 CD should start and walk you through installing a clean copy of Windows 98 on your PC. [Note that bootlegged and otherwise copied Windows 98 CDs probably won't be able to boot your computer.]
How do you format your PC if you do not have a floppy drive installed?
boot from a cd (slackware has live boot added by defult on cd2 .. there are fdisk and cfdisk on it)
