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PC not booting up - help needed please

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  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    And when you press F8 on boot-up what other options are provided. There should be provided an Advanced Boot Options menu (this is without inserting any disc).
  • londonman81
    londonman81 Posts: 1,130 Forumite
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    closed wrote: »
    last-known-good-configuration.gif

    tried that option already - didnt work - screen just went dark again...
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  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    try the repair option/
  • londonman81
    londonman81 Posts: 1,130 Forumite
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    busenbust wrote: »
    try the repair option/


    I have put the OEM CD into the drive and re-booted - where do I actually the CD to boot up??
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  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    londonman81 wrote: »
    I have put the OEM CD into the drive and re-booted - where do I actually the CD to boot up??
    the xp install auto-runs usually -- option to repair.
  • londonman81
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    busenbust wrote: »
    the xp install auto-runs usually -- option to repair.


    I'm not having much luck with this....

    I put the XP re-install CD into drive but nothing is happening...

    Is it this CD or a Recovery CD that I need??
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  • Spank
    Spank Posts: 1,751 Forumite
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    Have you changed the it to boot from CD?
  • londonman81
    londonman81 Posts: 1,130 Forumite
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    Spank wrote: »
    Have you changed the it to boot from CD?

    Where do I actually do this from?
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  • spakkker
    spakkker Posts: 1,322 Forumite
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    Go into bios -when pc starts go into setup, it will say what to press at bottom of screen,usually del or f2 - then change boot order.
  • londonman81
    londonman81 Posts: 1,130 Forumite
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    spakkker wrote: »
    Go into bios -when pc starts go into setup, it will say what to press at bottom of screen,usually del or f2 - then change boot order.


    Still doesn't seem to work - changed boot order but it doesn't boot up from the CD.
    "To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant." Amos Bronson Alcott
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