I have had all sorts of problems since installing 7 on my other/older pc's. I now want to format hardrive & reinstall XP ( a complete fresh install) I have tried rebooting from cd with xp & linux discs, 7 will not let me do it. I cant access the net because it is wireless connected & the drivers are not compatible with 7.
What is the simplest way of wiping the HDD & reverting to a clean HDD
Is your first boot device set to your CD.DVD drive in the BIOS? On a lot of laptops they set it to hard drive to save time. Just go into the BIOS and set the first boot device to CD/DVD drive. You should be able to boot to it after that.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Professional x64Intel Core i7 8604GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Keeps changing - (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 860
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
Memory
4GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
Sound Card
Onboard realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 24" P2450 + Samsung 20" 2033
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080 and 1600 X 900 (#2 system 1440 X 900)
Hard Drives
Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD + 3 WD Blue 640GB drives
PSU
Corsair 750 HX Modular
Case
Lancool PC-K62
Cooling
Cooler Master TX3 CPU cooler and 4-140mm and 1-120mm case
Keyboard
Gigabyte USB keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
Internet Speed
7 Mb down 1.5 up
Other Info
System #2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Freezer 7 Pro cooler) - Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H - WD 500GB Black - 9500GT (1GB) 500W OCZ modular PSU - Antec 200 case. System #3 (LapTop) Core 2 Duo T6670 - 320GB 7200RPM HD - 4GB DDR3 RAM.
Thanks for the advice (its a desktop) I checked the bios .and I had set first boot device to cd, but it wont let me save it. Pressing F10 save & quit doesn't work 7 trying to save manually Y or N before esc doesn't work either................am I missing something??
Thanks for the advice (its a desktop) I checked the bios .and I had set first boot device to cd, but it wont let me save it. Pressing F10 save & quit doesn't work 7 trying to save manually Y or N before esc doesn't work either................am I missing something??
There must be a way to save changes in the BIOS. You may be having problems with a USB keyboard, i don't know
You can also find the "boot menu" it is sometimes F12 or F10 at boot and it will give you the option to boot from any bootable connected device once. See if you can find out what triggers the boot menu on your board, then choose CD drive. it will just boot from that once then revert to whatever is default.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Professional x64Intel Core i7 8604GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Keeps changing - (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 860
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
Memory
4GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
Sound Card
Onboard realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 24" P2450 + Samsung 20" 2033
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080 and 1600 X 900 (#2 system 1440 X 900)
Hard Drives
Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD + 3 WD Blue 640GB drives
PSU
Corsair 750 HX Modular
Case
Lancool PC-K62
Cooling
Cooler Master TX3 CPU cooler and 4-140mm and 1-120mm case
Keyboard
Gigabyte USB keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
Internet Speed
7 Mb down 1.5 up
Other Info
System #2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Freezer 7 Pro cooler) - Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H - WD 500GB Black - 9500GT (1GB) 500W OCZ modular PSU - Antec 200 case. System #3 (LapTop) Core 2 Duo T6670 - 320GB 7200RPM HD - 4GB DDR3 RAM.
