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    Can't boot from XP CD on Vaio laptop

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by hatrabbit, Oct 31, 2008.

  1. hatrabbit

    hatrabbit Newbie

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    Hello all...

    I'm trying to load XP Pro onto a Vaio laptop I was given, and though the boot sequence is set correctly but it won't boot from the CD. I stuck the CD in a fujitsu laptop and the machine booted successfully from it. Any ideas why this would happen? Thanks.
     
    hatrabbit, Oct 31, 2008
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  2. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    how old is the VAIO? The CD drive might be broken if it's old enough.
     
    Shyster1, Oct 31, 2008
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    Lattice Notebook Evangelist

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    Try booting normally and see if the OS recognizes the CD drive at all. Maybe it's been turned off or it's not working properly.
     
    Lattice, Oct 31, 2008
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    hatrabbit Newbie

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    The CD drive works, I can open the CD after booting. This may be a clue: there's a + next to the hard drive in the boot menu, but not next to the CD drive. Don't know what that means, when either is manually disabled the symbol is !
     
    hatrabbit, Oct 31, 2008
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