Barbra,
you might try going into your BIOS and making sure that Boot From CD is
enabled.
This is called different things in differnet BIOS Systems.
Dj Paddy
Running Windows 7 Beta
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From: "James Scholes" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 10:36 PM
To: "Barbara Wilson" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Reinstalling Windows help wanted!
Hi Barbara,
Windows CD's are not tied to specific PC's, however they do contain
different drivers, software etc depending on the machine(s) they are
designed to be installed on. For example:
My dad's Acer machine came with a Windows XP Pro CD. It had all the
drivers, and software needed to power those drivers, built right in, so
everything worked, straight out of the box. He recently needed to
reinstall Windows, however he could not find the original CD that came
with his machine. I had a generic XP Pro DVD lying around, so we
installed that, however because it didn't contain all the drivers for his
machine, we found ourselves in a sticky situation when it was installed,
with certain hardware not being recognised, internet sound and visuals
not working properly, and other such annoyances.
The solution was to go hunting around the web for his model of computer,
then find the individual drivers for that machine. I then had to make him
a DVD which included those drivers, and then reinstall Windows again with
that DVD. It then worked absolutely fine.
James Scholes
http://www.jls-radio.com
-----Original Message-----
Sent by Barbara Wilson on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 10:26 PM
I have attempted the Windows reinstall finally. Once I start the PC and
insert the Windows disc, nothing happens. I go to My Computer but the CD
drive is not showing up. Now, I have a couple of questions:
Do I need to use the Windows XP disc which came with this particular
computer? Or can I use the one which came with another computer? So is
the operating system tied to the PC it comes with?
The PC I am trying to reinstall on did not come with a Windows disc, so I
am not quite sure where I go from here. There are lots of little problems
on this PC such as not shutting down, program not responding and so on
which are making using it impossible for any length of time. I've tried
all but a reinstall, but not sure how to go forward from this point. I am
in need of some expert guidance here please!
Barbara
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