Installing linux- computer doesn't support cd booting.?
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go in the bios and change it  so that your cd drive is the first to be reconized. Shutdown and follow procedure for installing your o.s.  Make sure you are using the right kind of cd.
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Here is a suggestion: have a friend burn you UBCD (ultimate boot CD ) with Insert. It's a live linux CD with a password cracker as part of the package. It may help.
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use nero express to create a bootable CD... It's all in the application, check it out!
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Better follow above procedure or insert a bootabel Windows98 CD boot with CD , and start computer with CD rom support.\nformat c drieve FORMAT/S C:\nthsi will format your c: drive , now your computer wont boot.\ninsert bootable XP CD-ROM and follow the instructions, bettet to go with option... 'Format this drive and continue with installation' this will reformat and install a fresh copy of Window. hope it works.\nGUD LUCK..........B HAPPY !
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Go into the BIOS and set it so that your CD-ROM drive boots first. Then restart the computer with your operating system's install disk in the CD-ROM drive. It should be fairly simple from there. Once the operating system is loaded, be sure to reinstall any and all drivers required for your hardware, which should have come on a disc with the computer, or along with the hardware if you upgraded with aftermarket parts.
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You need to BOOT from your cd - not just use it in windows.  Put it in the drive - then cancel anything that pops up - shutdown your machine leaving the CD in and then restart - watch the screen for the command to press any key to boot from CD - follow the instructions and do a windows REPAIR/REINSTALL - this will replace the missing files.  If you don't get the prompt to boot from CD then you need to go to the bios and enable the CD drive as your primary boot device.
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look for programs to make bootable CDs on the internet. You will need to enable the BIOS to boot from the CD.
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if using linux and winxp, there may be grub boot loader in linux and another already installed.  microsoft recently released a free program to allow two operating systems.  for more info, contact me or google "boot loaders"
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You said CD... The install disk is most likely going to be a DVD.  Also check the tech specs.  Your hardware may not be up to speed.
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if u are trying to boot from cd....for a very brief second after u start pc...u will see...press any key to boot from cd...press any key and it should boot from cd.....try not entering anything as a password.......or try this\nhttp://www.devhood.com/tools/tool_details.aspx?tool_id=540
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Pre: make sure you're windows XP is bootable\n\nMake your CD-Rom as 1st Boot. to do this, go to "Bios Setup" by pressing "Del" or "F2" for some system just read on the screen during POST.\n\nthen after that, you'll see an installation window. Next, since it's not formatted yet, you'll see there a formatting option so just go on with the window instruction. it's so easy.\n\nThen you'll have you'r cd formatted and XP installed. Just follow what the window instsallation said so.. Thanks.\n\nand oh, please don't forget to rate my answer.. thanks and good luck ^_^
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All you'd need to do to try Ubuntu is load the CD into your CD drive and reboot your PC (making sure your BIOS is set to boot from the CD before the hard drive).\n\nWhen you're done trying out Ubuntu, you remove the CD and reboot again, and you're back to using your installed OS.\n\nMake sure you've got the latest version of Ubuntu.  Earlier versions had two CDs... one was a Live CD and the other was an install-only version.
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Dear Friend,\nYou first need to formate the entire disk.\nThen Boot your Computer using windows CD.\nThen there is a Software Segate Disk Manager. Run it. Follow the instructions. \nThere Comes a software with the Windows OS CD F-Disk.\nIt will also do but will take time.
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the cd has to have the boot files in the root folder, when you make it you have to make it a bootable cd, it will copy the boot files it needs from your system, make a boot partitoin, and creates boot.ini. and 2 other boot files with them
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Your BIOS may not support booting from a flash drive, which is common.\n\nYou can hack the firmware of your flash drive into thinking it is a CD-ROM drive, by which you can boot from.\n\nAlso, I recommend using Parallels workstation to boot linux while in windows.
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Since a computer will not run without an operating system (like Windows, Linux, or Macintosh), the best way is to format and install the operating system at the same time.\n\nYou indicated that you have the Windows XP install CD-ROM.\n\nPlace it in the drive and reboot the computer. After a few moments a line should appear on the screen:\n"Press any key to boot from CD..."\n(NOTE: It may not be that exact line, but should be very simmilar.)\nPress any key.\n\nThe Windows install program will load. Fallow the prompts. When it gets to the point where it asks which disk you wish to install to, you will also have the ability to format the harddrive for a fresh install.\n\nFurther, step-by-step information about installing Windows XP is available on this site (see the link in the sources below):
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I would suggest installing a boot loader!\nyou can get info on creating a boot disk from site "http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/Download". \nHope this helps.