I really had a bad day today… took all my time to decipher how to solve my laptop problem… because of a bad worm inflicting my drive c i decided to reinstall the latest windows xp sp3 and unluckily i found my laptop crashing because of a bad installation process…
It took me four long hours to figure out how to find a way to boot the installation from my dvd drive… and unluckily I took the long road. I started my way through the Windows Recovery Console which just made the matters worse since I am not really that “techie” when it comes to software lingo …. but I had no choice you know… I needed my laptop that bad… so there goes the long painstaking hours of trying to figure out everything on how to boot and reinstall my windows xp…
then I decided to consult the net… of course why haven’t I thought about it earlier ( ah, maybe because of the rain…). Then again, I just found myself in dire situatiotn…. information overload. I just could figure out what to google.. should it be corrupt windows xp? how to boot from a dvd drive? bootable usb drive? or how to reinstall using command prompt?
so, again I had to choose the right sites and solutions and after two hours I found myself farther and farther from the answer…
then…. I stumbled upon this website… Langa Letter: XP’s No-Reformat Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option . I know it’s a bit an off topic from my problem but I decided to read it anyway. And well you can guess what happened next… I knew the answer…
All you have to to is this…
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Simultaneously click F1 or F2 to enter the Bios Setting(click here if your not sure what command to use). Be sure to Press this key repeatedly as soon as the computer has been turned on. If you see a logo you’re way too slow so go back to number 1.
3. From the Bios Setting Find the BOOT sector. Look closely to the upper setting that says Boot. Then Choose Order
bios set up
4. Click Boot Order. 1st – choose cd/dvd, 2nd – removable device… 3rd and 4th don’t really matter.
5. Click yes when prompt to exit.
So There… you’re all set. Just make sure you have the proper Windows XP Cd Installation… and presto follow the steps from this site ( the one I have linked earlier).
Remember this Tip: If you have trouble booting from your hard drive you can always use the bios set-up to change where the boot will be coming from. Just make sure that your cd/dvd disc is bootable.
You can even download a free bootable windows xp disc for emergency purposes.
Reminder: After the installation, remember to change the bios settings back to hard drive (1st), cd/dvd (2nd)… you might have a problem booting later on.
have a nice day!!!!
find time to check the site…. its very informative!!!
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