Can't load setup

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I have a copy of Vista on a DVD-ROM that I'm trying to install on my Dell
Optiplex SX-270. I cannot seem to get the setup to start. It doesn't happen
automatically, and when I go into My Computer/DVD-CD-ROM, it thinks for a
while and then shows a completely empty folder. I tried it on my mom's
computer, and it showed up on hers, so the disc appears to be fine. Any ideas
on how to solve this?
 
Is your ROM drive picking up other DVD's? Do you have the ROM drive in the
modular bay, or do you have a floppy in there and the DVD ROM connected by
another means? If thats the case put it in the drive and try again. You may
need to adjust the device boot sequence in the BIOS boot configuration.
Another possibility may be that you need to update the firmware for your ROM
drive. To get to your bios hit F12 as soon as you see the dell logo appear
when you start your computer, in the boot device list highlight the ROM drive
your trying to boot from for your install.
 
While my computer knowledge is probably more thorough than most other 22
year-old females', it's still relatively limited, so you're going to have to
excuse my bad vocabulary as I explain the following things/answer your
questions.

I have no idea if it can read other DVDs. I think the answer is yes--the
only other DVDs I have in my posession are movies. I just had to get my hard
drive replaced, and I lost all my codecs (and have no idea how to recover
them; they're probably on some CDs that I can't find). It can read enough to
at least tell me that it can't play my DVD movies because of my codec
problem, so I assume that yes, it can read other DVDs.

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "modular bay." I have interchangeable
CD/floppy drives that I can put into my computer, and since I never use
floppy discs, my CD/DVD drive is in all the time. I've tried taking it out
and putting it back in again, and that doesn't help.

Also, I tried pressing F12 as I was restarting my computer, and when I tried
to boot from the ROM drive, I assume it just failed, because it thought for a
while and then asked me if I wanted to retry or quit.

Thank you for taking the time to help me! Please let me know if you have any
other ideas. It looks to me like my computer is basically failing to
recognize that there is any information on the disc, but as I said, I know
the disc is okay because it will boot on my mom's computer.
 
If you replaced your hard drive you should just need to reinstall your DVD
ROM driver. This link is for the driver download page on Dell's support site
where you can get the driver:

http://support.dell.com/support/dow...=gen&SystemID=PLX_PNT_CEL_SX270&os=WW1&osl=EN

Look under "removable media storage devices". If you don't know your DVD
ROM model, you can find it using Device Manager on your computer.
Right click My Computer>Properties, then from the system dialog box click
the hardware tab, then Device Manager button.
 
Put a dvd in the tray and check again. Some drives do not show dvd unless
there is media in the drive.
 
Take a look if your burner can be set (hard or software) to close the disk
as DVD-Rom In Nero it's a option you can select before doing the burn.
Ko.
 
Who supplied you with the disk?
It sounds as though the burn session closed with PC-specific read options.
If the copy was made on your Mom's computer (or any other PC other than your
PC), you might try burning another copy of Vista and make sure the session
closes to allow the disk to be read from "any computer".
Also select a slow burn rate no higher than 4x.
 
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