Re formatting my Primary HD


  1. kutluch
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    windows 7 ultimate
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    Re formatting my Primary HD


    K, I have installed Win 7 Ultimate.

    My problem is that I like to screw around with settings and the such like to see how thinks run.

    I left my poota unattended and some little fingers screwed my system up!No problem I thought I will just reformat my HD!

    This is my problem, I have set the bootup to start with my primary disk drive and rebooted my system, all it says is "Press any key to boot from CD/DVD", I do this and it just boots back into Windows.

    How do I get it to boot into the format setup?
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  3. rsvr85
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Hi kutluch & welcome
    Have you checked the DVD on another PC? It might be bad media.
    Are you sure your keyboard is being recognised at that stage of the boot?
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  4. kutluch
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    Yes I have checked the DVD and also tried to use my old Xp disk, but it still will not work.
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  6. kodi
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    It will be as rsvr85 said your keyboard is not being recognized, if it is USB try using a ps2 keyboard or a USB to ps2 adapter.
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  7. kutluch
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    K, yep have been informed that the KB might not be regoc'd, also have been told that the disk might not be read properly from the disk drive laser.

    K, I will try a PS2 keyboard (I have an adaptor here somewhere) and also I'll try my other DVD drive.

    Lets see what happens!
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