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No CD-RW or DVD-ROM. How can I reformat without a CD-ROM?
My computers has lost the drivers for the CD-RW and the DVD-ROM. This
happened after installing vista. I followed the instructions to delete the upper key filters and the lower key filters (which I never found), but nothing has worked. I would like to use my original restore disc to go back to XP, but the computer can't boot from the CD-RW because it doesn't find the driver. I've got my Vista disc and my old XP discs and would like to try installing again, but I can't use it because all the computer will recognize to boot from is the 3.5 diskette drive. Any ideas on a way to restore my computer to pre-Vista state? |
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No CD-RW or DVD-ROM. How can I reformat without a CD-ROM?
awhatley wrote:
.. .. .. I've got my Vista disc and my old XP discs and would like to try installing again, but I can't use it because all the computer will recognize to boot from is the 3.5 diskette drive... This has nothing to do with Vista. The BIOS of your computer determines what hardware devices will be available to boot from. To fix the problem you need to enter your BIOS config utility during the next boot. The usual way is to hit the DEL key during the boot. Once in the BIOS config, you will be able to change the order of boot devices. |
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No CD-RW or DVD-ROM. How can I reformat without a CD-ROM?
"awhatley" wrote
My computers has lost the drivers for the CD-RW and the DVD-ROM. This happened after installing vista. I followed the instructions to delete the upper key filters and the lower key filters (which I never found), but nothing has worked. I would like to use my original restore disc to go back to XP, but the computer can't boot from the CD-RW because it doesn't find the driver. I've got my Vista disc and my old XP discs and would like to try installing again, but I can't use it because all the computer will recognize to boot from is the 3.5 diskette drive. Any ideas on a way to restore my computer to pre-Vista state? This is not a Vista issue. It can't impact access to the CD/DVD when the OS isn't even loaded. When starting the computer you need to press whatever key press is necessary on your system to enter the BIOS (setup) and change the boot order so the DVD drive is the first boot device. -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell] |