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How to use Ultimate Boot CD

mascousit Posted messages 924 Status Member -  
Edawards Posted messages 16906 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

how to use

Ultimate Boot CD to install Windows XP with my installation CD that won't boot on my PC

what is the procedure to follow?

can you format a hard drive with Ultimate Boot CD? if so, how? because I already have part of my operating system installed but it is stuck because the CD-ROM won't boot and I can't continue the installation of XP

I found this, but I admit that I am lost even with this

https://tt-hardware.com/tutoriels/comment-rebooter-un-pc-facilement-le-guide-complet/

images where the XP installation is stuck

http://sd-2.archive-host.com/membres/images/193863212543242692/linstallation_de_mon_pc_bloque_a_ce_moment_la_001.jpg

http://sd-2.archive-host.com/membres/images/193863212543242692/linstallation_de_mon_pc_bloque_a_ce_moment_la_002.jpg

thank you for your help

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    Edawards Posted messages 16906 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 979
     
    Hello,
    Go to CD/DVD to set it as the primary boot device, then press F10 to save Yes, etc. and Enter to restart the PC, if you want to boot from a CD.
    Alternatively, you can go to HDD, then press F10 to save Yes and Enter to restart the PC.
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    1. mascousit Posted messages 924 Status Member 15
       
      Hello, and thank you, but that's done in the BIOS, yet my Windows XP installation CD won't boot; it freezes like in the pictures I've posted above.
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    2. Anonymous user
       
      if you have the first image it means that the reader is capable of booting from a CD-ROM

      so your XP disk is at fault

      from seeing the second image your disk is an upgrade disk, so it only works with a valid pre-installed Windows
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    3. Edawards Posted messages 16906 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 979
       
      Press F12, then use the arrow keys to select "Boot from CD" and once the option is highlighted, insert the CD and press Enter; the selected option allows you to boot from the CD instead of the hard drive.
      Now, wait a moment: you should see "loading ramdisk image" followed by "please wait," and just after that, a gray screen for about a minute, then a screen where you need to choose your language.
      Check French ( ) then click "next" and answer YES to the message asking if you want to format the data on C:.
      Then, after that, wait for the complete end and your PC will restart automatically in about 20 to 30 minutes.
      You need to wait quite a long time for the XP installer to load; just follow the prompts.
      Finally, it will restart, and if everything works, your XP should be like new.
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    4. mascousit Posted messages 924 Status Member 15
       
      Hello,
      I'm pressing F12 but nothing is happening.
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    5. Edawards Posted messages 16906 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 979
       
      You need to restart the PC and press F12 right after the Acer logo.
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