Reinstalling XP

ShaunusBrownus · 20 Sep 2008 at 21:36

Hi there,

I'm tearing my hair out here!!! Trying to do a reinstall of xp and have changed boot device priority in bios, only now shows pioneer dvdr drive and nothing else. Start machine and press any key to boot from device but then it reverts back to the windows hard drive.

Any ideas people please. Surely it shouldn't be so difficult :mad:

Shaun

MagicBoy · 20 Sep 2008 at 21:42

Busted CD?

Dano · 20 Sep 2008 at 21:59

BIOS set to recognise USB keyboard?

Correct optical drive selected?

ShaunusBrownus · 20 Sep 2008 at 22:01

Tried on pioneer writer and liteon. Finds boot record and then loads windows from the hard drive that isn't even listed in the boot device priority in the bios.

ShaunusBrownus · 20 Sep 2008 at 22:05

I think i've sussed it!!!!! Pulled out extra ide controller pci card that was in there and has recognized boot record. Sodding computers !!!! Learn something new every day.
Cheers

Shaun