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[The Blue Factor]

okay so i built a rig and things arnt going as planned. i get major artifacts on the windows logo. like its all fuzzy and stuff. so i was thinking that if i reload my os that might be the problem. so i tried to boot from disk and all it does is go into my windows. how do i get into the setup. someone help.

 

[unkn0wnhacka]

boot from cd... the options in your bios

 

[The Blue Factor]

dude i did that in the bios. change the boot priority to cd. but all it does is boot into windows not the set up. any other ways

 

[Fardringle]

If your BIOS is set to boot from CD first and the computer doesn't boot from the CD, then the drive either isn't attached and working properly, or the CD is not a bootable disc.

 

[JDMnAR1]

Originally posted by: Fardringle
If your BIOS is set to boot from CD first and the computer doesn't boot from the CD, then the drive either isn't attached and working properly, or the CD is not a bootable disc.

...or you neglected to press a key when prompted to "Press any key to boot from CD...."

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: The Blue Factor
okay so i built a rig and things arnt going as planned. i get major artifacts on the windows logo. like its all fuzzy and stuff. so i was thinking that if i reload my os that might be the problem.

So, does your new rig boot? What do you mean by "all fuzzy and stuff"? Are you overclocking your MB or video card?

 

[The Blue Factor]

i really dont understand. how is my drive not attached and working properly? it has been the same since day one when i first loaded my OS and all my drivers and what not. i know that the CD and go into setup because i have done it before with the same disk but just on another rig. my last build was a ASUS Premium and now i have the DFI Expert.

about press any key to boot from cd. i do press the button but nothing happens. it just goes. like ill press keys and the periods will still keep going.

about over clocking im not. my rig does boot and goes into windows but what i mean is in the begining when the windows logo pops up its sometimes fuzzy like pixeled. and other times its huge and offset and fuzzy. i thought it was the video card so i RMA'ed it but it is still doing it. do you think its my processor.

how would i go by RMA my processor. i went to newegg and they say that i have to go through AMD.

thanks everyone for your help

 

[Slikkster]

Do you have a floppy drive on this pc? If you do, download a Windows 98 bootdisk from bootdisk.com and create a boot floppy. You want a boot floppy with CD Rom support.

http://www.msu-hb.de/download/boot98se.exe

When you boot with the floppy, obviously choose "With CDROM Support" when the menu option appears.

Make note of which drive letter it assigns to your CD drive. When it gets to the A: prompt, (assuming your CD drive will be lettered "E:" for this example), type:

e: (tap enter key)

Now, type:

cd i386 (tap enter key)

Now, you will want the DOS-based XP setup file, which is NOT setup.exe. So, type:

winnt (tap enter key)

XP setup will now begin. If you want to start completely over, I would FDISK and then reformat the hard drive first before going into XP setup. If you just want to repair your current XP installation, do a Repair Install. Here's how:

http://www.personaltechpipeline.com/189500364

 

[The Blue Factor]

i dont have floppy. Will a USB flash drive work???

 

[RFtesla]

Is your keyboard using USB or PS/S 2? Sometimes my keyboard can get onto the bootscreen because it doesnt click. When that happens i just bust out my PS/2 adapter and it works fine. You could also just use and old keyboard. Hope this helps.

 

[Slikkster]

Booting from Flash Drive: Here's a great article on how to not only boot from a flash drive, but to also have Windows XP on the drive as well. Follow the instructions!

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/09/09/windows_in_your_pocket/

Note: The article is 14 pages long. When you go to click "Next", the arrow icon itself won't take you anywhere. You need to click on the word "Next".