startup setting; changing boot sequence

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I know on my old Windows 98 PC, I could change my boot sequence by pressing
either <tab> or <f4> during the opening screen before windows started up.
But, with XP, I'm having trouble changing that setting.

I'm trying to startup my computer from my CD-ROM drive instead of my hard
drive. How do I do that with XP. Also, I have a Sony VAIO, if that makes
any difference.
 
Eli said:
I know on my old Windows 98 PC, I could change my boot sequence by
pressing either <tab> or <f4> during the opening screen before windows
started up. But, with XP, I'm having trouble changing that setting.

I'm trying to startup my computer from my CD-ROM drive instead of my
hard
drive. How do I do that with XP. Also, I have a Sony VAIO, if that
makes any difference.

When you first start the computer, there should be a prompt that gives
you the keypress to enter the BIOS setup. Some computers also give you
a second keypress for a temporary change in the boot order. You'll have
to examine your computer for the keypress(es) or consult the
documentation that came with your Sony.

Malke
 
Eli Reusch said:
I know on my old Windows 98 PC, I could change my boot sequence by pressing
either <tab> or <f4> during the opening screen before windows started up.
But, with XP, I'm having trouble changing that setting.

I'm trying to startup my computer from my CD-ROM drive instead of my hard
drive. How do I do that with XP. Also, I have a Sony VAIO, if that makes
any difference.
 
Eli Reusch said:
I know on my old Windows 98 PC, I could change my boot sequence by pressing
either <tab> or <f4> during the opening screen before windows started up.
But, with XP, I'm having trouble changing that setting.

I'm trying to startup my computer from my CD-ROM drive instead of my hard
drive. How do I do that with XP. Also, I have a Sony VAIO, if that makes
any difference.
 
I have an old Dell Dimension XPS T450 running on Windows XP. I'm tryin
to change the boot sequence so I can boot from a floppy disk to ru
Windows Memory Diagnostic. I don't see any information in my manual o
how to do it. Can you please tell me how to do it? Thanks

Lonnie Howard
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When you first start the computer, there should be a prompt that gives
you the keypress to enter the BIOS setup. Some computers also give you
a second keypress for a temporary change in the boot order. You'l
have
to examine your computer for the keypress(es) or consult the
documentation that came with your Sony.

Malke

Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!
 
(e-mail address removed),
LonnieHoward said:
I have an old Dell Dimension XPS T450 running on Windows XP.
I'm trying to change the boot sequence so I can boot from a
floppy disk to run Windows Memory Diagnostic. I don't see
any information in my manual on how to do it. Can you
please tell me how to do it? Thanks

Lonnie Howard
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When you first start the computer, there should be a prompt
that gives you the keypress to enter the BIOS setup. Some
computers also give you a second keypress for a temporary
change in the boot order. You'll
have
to examine your computer for the keypress(es) or consult the
documentation that came with your Sony.

Malke

Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"

Restart your computer. As soon as you see anything displayed on
the monitor, start hitting the DEL key. Keep hitting the DEL
key until you see the System Setup Program displayed.

Take a look at the instructions in the Boot Screen section of
this article:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dkub/syssetup.htm#boot_screen

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Nepatsfan,

Thanks for telling me how to do it. I'd actually found the answer
somewhere else on the www. Only problem I'm running into is that when
running Windows Memory Diagnostic, it does many passes, so I don't know
if it's caught up in a loop or it's supposed to do that. Any answers?
Although I don't think this is the problem, I'm going to disable my
firewall to see if it makes a difference. I just remember trying to
some other things, the firewall was the problem. I'm going to let it
run tonight when I get ready to go to bed and see what it looks like in
the morning. Thanks again.
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Restart your computer. As soon as you see anything displayed on
the monitor, start hitting the DEL key. Keep hitting the DEL
key until you see the System Setup Program displayed.

Take a look at the instructions in the Boot Screen section of
this article:
http://tinyurl.com/h6yvl

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Not sure which memory test you are running. I like
"memtest86" (a quick google will find it). You boot
off a CD and let it run as long as you want (I usually
run it overnight). As far as getting into the BIOS, one
thing I have started doing (I have a bunch of systems
around the house) is write the BIOS entry key inside
the case with a felt pen so it is easy to "remember"
how to get into the BIOS on that machine. Some
machines use F2, some use DEL etc. Seems
to help in my advanced years ;-)

mikey
 
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