Solve : Unable to boot from boot up disc?

1.	Solve : Unable to boot from boot up disc?
Answer» Please move if I have posted in the wrong section! I have a 2 year old Acer Aspire (XP Home MCE edition SP3 installed) as it did not come with any XP discs and the backup discs I MADE when I got the pc don't seem to work, I created an emergency boot up disc 'just in case' . I tested the disc and the pc ignored the disc and booted up as normal so I altered both the BIOS settings and the Acer boot up menu to start from CD/DVD drive first and Hard drive SECOND. I rebooted again and the same THING happened - pc booted as normal, I made a further disc just in case it was the disc. Same thing happened. I remember some time back I disabled autoplay as I didn't always want dvd or cd's starting straight away, however, when I go into properites for this drive the only options appear to be for films, music, pictures etc and to pick a program to play it with, I just want to be able to boot up from an emergency disc in case anything happens! Any help appreciated. Quote I altered both the BIOS settings and the Acer boot up menu to start from CD/DVD drive first and Hard drive second. I rebooted again and the same thing happened - pc booted as normal Are you watching the screen when computer starts? At some point, you'll see: "Press any key to boot from CD".Can you see and access the contents of your disc in My Computer? If you can, maybe you haven't catch up the "Press any key to boot from CD" message that appears on your screen during start up.... If you cannot, try cleaning your CD/DVD drive with a disc cleaner..... Dirt and dust on your CD/DVD drive lens can cause read errors.... Quote from: Broni on October 29, 2008, 06:18:54 PM Quote I altered both the BIOS settings and the Acer boot up menu to start from CD/DVD drive first and Hard drive second. I rebooted again and the same thing happened - pc booted as normal Are you watching the screen when computer starts? At some point, you'll see: "Press any key to boot from CD". Not on all bootable CDs. Only ones prepared a CERTAIN way. Thanks it is sorted now - I needed to tap the F12 key a couple of times on the Acer screen and choose boot from cd rom drive and it did do. it had been booting too quickly and I was missing it.A JUMPING Winnie ? ?........Excellent.

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Please move if I have posted in the wrong section!

I have a 2 year old Acer Aspire (XP Home MCE edition SP3 installed) as it did not come with any XP discs and the backup discs I MADE when I got the pc don't seem to work, I created an emergency boot up disc 'just in case' . I tested the disc and the pc ignored the disc and booted up as normal so I altered both the BIOS settings and the Acer boot up menu to start from CD/DVD drive first and Hard drive SECOND. I rebooted again and the same THING happened - pc booted as normal, I made a further disc just in case it was the disc. Same thing happened.

I remember some time back I disabled autoplay as I didn't always want dvd or cd's starting straight away, however, when I go into properites for this drive the only options appear to be for films, music, pictures etc and to pick a program to play it with, I just want to be able to boot up from an emergency disc in case anything happens! Any help appreciated.

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I altered both the BIOS settings and the Acer boot up menu to start from CD/DVD drive first and Hard drive second. I rebooted again and the same thing happened - pc booted as normal

Are you watching the screen when computer starts? At some point, you'll see:
"Press any key to boot from CD".Can you see and access the contents of your disc in My Computer?

If you can, maybe you haven't catch up the "Press any key to boot from CD" message that appears on your screen during start up....

If you cannot, try cleaning your CD/DVD drive with a disc cleaner.....

Dirt and dust on your CD/DVD drive lens can cause read errors....

Quote from: Broni on October 29, 2008, 06:18:54 PM

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I altered both the BIOS settings and the Acer boot up menu to start from CD/DVD drive first and Hard drive second. I rebooted again and the same thing happened - pc booted as normal
Are you watching the screen when computer starts? At some point, you'll see:
"Press any key to boot from CD".

Not on all bootable CDs. Only ones prepared a CERTAIN way.
Thanks it is sorted now - I needed to tap the F12 key a couple of times on the Acer screen and choose boot from cd rom drive and it did do. it had been booting too quickly and I was missing it.A JUMPING Winnie ? ?........Excellent.

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