i want to do a repair of my windows Xp and i can;t boot from my cd driver. i open bios and set dvd driver as first option but nothing happen, any way my pc enter with my hard drive as usual. when a open BIOS i see that DVD cd driver has nothing, but my hard drive has a plus sign. I try to open from MY COMPUTER click on DVD CD driver but windows don't let me that way because the CD i am using is a version older that the one i have now.and i don't want to do a new installation. I don' want delete everything. only repair the one i have. My pc is an old compaq presario S4000NX.Thank you.
So, your problem has nothing to do with booting from CD/DVD or the like It is all about you CD/DVD driver and the CD you are using. Get another one! more
it can read cd in windows.. but cant boot it ? try using yumi or sardu to make USB of that cd. imgburn can rip to iso.
what i need is to know how to change the order to boot from my DVD, no from my HD. i dont know how to do that.
Before the BIOS screen (POST screen) press one of the F keys to enter Boot Device Menu and choose DVD F1, F2, F3 >>>>> F12 One of those
Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0): ----------------------------------------- Windows Validation Data--> Validation Status: Genuine Validation Code: 0 Cached Validation Code: N/A Windows Product Key: *****-*****-R9WH9-QQB3K-RTP8G Windows Product Key Hash: LXrLFAZ0x8DhhYJvhBtfmQ2FOnE= Windows Product ID: 76477-OEM-2162566-33066 Windows Product ID Type: 3 Windows License Type: OEM System Builder Windows OS version: 5.1.2600.2.00010300.3.0.hom ID: {2705D096-3B52-42D5-89FA-52B9FC71EC1F}(3) Is Admin: Yes TestCab: 0x0 LegitcheckControl ActiveX: Registered, 1.7.69.2 Signed By: Microsoft Product Name: N/A Architecture: N/A Build lab: N/A TTS Error: N/A Validation Diagnostic: 025D1FF3-230-1 Resolution Status: N/A Vista WgaER Data--> ThreatID(s): N/A Version: N/A Windows XP Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 File Exists: No Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Data--> Office Status: 109 N/A OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002 Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-230-1 Browser Data--> Proxy settings: N/A User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Win32) Default Browser: C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled Active scripting: Allowed Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed File Scan Data--> File Mismatch: C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe[5.1.2600.5512], Hr = 0x800b0100 File Mismatch: C:\WINDOWS\system32\licdll.dll[5.1.2600.5512], Hr = 0x800b0100 File Mismatch: C:\WINDOWS\system32\setupapi.dll[5.1.2600.5512], Hr = 0x800b0100 Other data--> Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{2705D096-3B52-42D5-89FA-52B9FC71EC1F}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0027.0</Version><OS>5.1.2600.2.00010300.3.0.hom</OS><Architecture>x32</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-RTP8G</PKey><PID>76477-OEM-2162566-33066</PID><PIDType>3</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-1659004503-764733703-725345543</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>Compaq Presario 061</Manufacturer><Model>DF213A-ABA S4000NX NA250</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer> </Manufacturer><Version>3.24 </Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="31"/><Date>20031014000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>65AB3B4F01842062</HWID><UserLCID>0409</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time(GMT-05:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM/><GANotification/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/><Applications/></Office></Software></GenuineResults> Licensing Data--> N/A Windows Activation Technologies--> N/A HWID Data--> N/A OEM Activation 1.0 Data--> BIOS string matches: yes Marker string from BIOS: 4051:Compaq Computer Corporation|12E2A:Compaq Computer Corporation|1FA00:Hewlett-Packard Company|40A6:TriGem Computer Inc Marker string from OEMBIOS.DAT: N/A, hr = 0x80004005 OEM Activation 2.0 Data--> Ok. i made this mga test to show you people. maybe somebody can tell me what is wrong with my pc. i see 3 file mismatch in windows 32. what you think ? N/A
enter the bios .. go to boot order .. to rise the dvd drive in the order press and holding the "shift" key and tap the "+" key the number of times you want to rise in the order .. if you want it to drop press the "-" key .. Have you set the system time in the Bios?
i try many ways, but do not work. I open bios with F1, y go to boot order with the arrow > i press enter, and i move dvd drive to first place in the list, the i exit and save. when i put my cd and boot my pc., nothing happen, goes straight to windows. What i see is: that hard drive has a plus sign, and dvd no. what you think about those mismatched files in windows 32. ?
Have you ever read what I posted in the Spoiler in my post above? Take your time and read it twice and follow that instruction! That's fro the Manufacturer's Manual for for machine!
off course. i read that manual. and as i said above, nothing works. almost sure is something with drivers in my dvd. i hope one person read that diag. report and find whats wrong. thank you all.
If you can not boot from DVD, it has NOTHING at all to do with windows Windows has not even loaded by then Problem is BIOS or Hardware Make sure your DVD is bootable too
have you checked and confirmed the connections are good (Ide connector) it must be pushed in completely .. see if there are any jumper config issues on back of Cd/dvd drive .. If it is an older CD drive is it actually capable of booting a DVD if that's what your using?
If you set the cd/dvd at option 1 in boot then that should be all you need to do. If it isn't booting then you've not got a bootable cd/dvd. Is this the original cd/dvd drive? When Windows Xp is up and running, can you put a cd/dvd disc in the drive and it read? (Try reading a CD AND a DVD.)
From what I understand, OP is saying even when he sets DVD as 1st boot option, the BIOS automatically changes it back to the HDD and won't boot from the DVD
This means to me it might be being seen after boot .. If the HDD is IDE and the CD drive is IDE and on the same cable it might be that either HDD jumper or the CD drive jumper may be configured wrong .. or the cable has the drives on wrong plug connector order
Yes information posted is sketchy we need more info, a lot of those older IDE machines were set with cable select not master and slave. Another point I noticed So If he needs to reinstall windows he will need to grab that key. That machine should be OEM:SLP 1.0. It would pre-activate with correct oembios files and XP oem:SLP key.
i am thinking to format my hard drive and reinstall windows home all over. i have de 25 digits number. question do i have to download from MDL first, burned in a cd and then start the installation. do you have a link to download windows home, like the one i have now. i am asking because this cd i have maybe to old. they say WINDOWS XP HOME ED ITION OEM SOFTWARE. and i have from about 7 years ago. about the cables, connectors etc they are ok. if i put a movie dvd, i see my movie only the sound is bad...
Have you ever try to boot from that CD on an other computer/laptop? If not, try that first! If that didn't boot, than your CD seems to be in bad shape and not capable to boot from. That didn't means that you didn't could read from that CD using in Windows explorer, that may is possible. If your computer is still in original stage, the Infos from HP will work and if not, it's an hardware or media problem. To find out, you need to test the media first in an different machine.