Boot from CD to do recovery console
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From: SJ on 20 Dec 2009 05:15 You should be able to boot from the CD, and use F10 again to make your harddisk the default boot device. If you don't have a bootable CD in the drive, it will go to the next boot device. Depending on the manufacturer, you might be able to change the boot device temporarily. For Dell it is F12. Hope this help. Regards, SJ "MR" <MR(a)MR_Furn.com> wrote in message news:O2W9Rn$fKHA.5500(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Windows Xp home edition sp2 IE7- > I have the original Cd's that came new with my system 4 year ago. > In a huge effort to begin fixing some issues on my pc, I just aquired > another. > I was able to use my CD to get into the RConsole...Up until yest. > > When I turned on my pc this morning to start working in the RC, it went > straight to the welcome screen. > NOTE: I cant boot into safe, nor reg Windows mode. I dont even hear the CD > spinning in its drive (laptop). > It has always worked before so, I cant understand it too, failing on me. > > I think and hope that I can get into the BIOS (pressing F10) to 'force' > the pc to use the CD by changing the boot order. That is the only thing I > think I can do right now. > But, inorder to do this, I want it to be reversable to boot normally > afterwards. If this is possible, how can I do this sucessfully. > PS. I am taking this one step at a time. For now, I need to do some work > in the RC. If it works, I should be able to logon to Windows and begin my > cleaning (malware)- > PSS. I dont have a copy of the RC installed on my drive. >
From: SJ on 20 Dec 2009 19:59 Sorry for the earlier message, I guess I didn't read the whole thread. Could you give me more information about the infection you have. Even if you are not able to boot into Safe Mode, it would still be possible to remove the infection. I should know, coz I do it almost every day. -- Regards, SJ "MR" <MR(a)MR_Furn.com> wrote in message news:uU$1L6$fKHA.3792(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Please note that I read here another post, and got my pc to boot (made > changes in the BIOS)- > My CD-ROM is still functioning so I dont know what will happen next time I > restart my system. > Note my safemode is not working or reg windows logon. > Sorry for this post. But as far as booting from the CD making the changes, > I have taken that step forward. > > > -- > Thanks so very much for your help-! ! ! ! > "MR" <MR(a)MR_Furn.com> wrote in message > news:O2W9Rn$fKHA.5500(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Windows Xp home edition sp2 IE7- >> I have the original Cd's that came new with my system 4 year ago. >> In a huge effort to begin fixing some issues on my pc, I just aquired >> another. >> I was able to use my CD to get into the RConsole...Up until yest. >> >> When I turned on my pc this morning to start working in the RC, it went >> straight to the welcome screen. >> NOTE: I cant boot into safe, nor reg Windows mode. I dont even hear the >> CD spinning in its drive (laptop). >> It has always worked before so, I cant understand it too, failing on me. >> >> I think and hope that I can get into the BIOS (pressing F10) to 'force' >> the pc to use the CD by changing the boot order. That is the only thing I >> think I can do right now. >> But, inorder to do this, I want it to be reversable to boot normally >> afterwards. If this is possible, how can I do this sucessfully. >> PS. I am taking this one step at a time. For now, I need to do some work >> in the RC. If it works, I should be able to logon to Windows and begin my >> cleaning (malware)- >> PSS. I dont have a copy of the RC installed on my drive. >> > >
From: Daave on 23 Dec 2009 21:06
What is the make and model of your laptop? Some PCs allow you to hit a special key to reach a boot menu, which does not change the boot order from your BIOS. Then again, *anything* you do in the BIOS is reversible anyway. So if there is no boot menu key, enter the BIOS and simply change the boot order so it boots off the CD drive. You can always change it back. :-) Actually some people prefer to always have the CD drive as the first boot device, just in case they ever need to quickly boot off a CD. And if there is no CD in the drive, the BIOS will simply boot off the next device in the list. So if the second device is the hard drive and if the CD tray is empty, you will booting off your hard drive as you normally do. MR wrote: > Windows Xp home edition sp2 IE7- > I have the original Cd's that came new with my system 4 year ago. > In a huge effort to begin fixing some issues on my pc, I just aquired > another. > I was able to use my CD to get into the RConsole...Up until yest. > > When I turned on my pc this morning to start working in the RC, it > went straight to the welcome screen. > NOTE: I cant boot into safe, nor reg Windows mode. I dont even hear > the CD spinning in its drive (laptop). > It has always worked before so, I cant understand it too, failing on > me. > I think and hope that I can get into the BIOS (pressing F10) to > 'force' the pc to use the CD by changing the boot order. That is the > only thing I think I can do right now. > But, inorder to do this, I want it to be reversable to boot normally > afterwards. If this is possible, how can I do this sucessfully. > PS. I am taking this one step at a time. For now, I need to do some > work in the RC. If it works, I should be able to logon to Windows and > begin my cleaning (malware)- > PSS. I dont have a copy of the RC installed on my drive. |