Tip 1: How to start Windows from the installation disk

Tip 1: How to start Windows from the installation disk


Probably, many users are familiar with the situation,when you turn on the computer is downloading it, but as soon as it comes to launching the operating system, the PC restarts. This means that the operating system's boot file is corrupt. Usually right after that, almost everyone starts reinstalling Windows. But you can do without reinstalling and run Windows from the installation Disk.



How to start Windows from the installation disk


You will need



  • Computer, boot disk from Windows OS


Instructions


1


Turn on the computer. Insert the operating system boot disk into the computer's optical drive. After restarting the PC continuously press the F5 key (depending on the model of the motherboard, the alternative keys can be F8 or F12).


2


The menu for selecting the start-up option appears. As the trigger source, select your optical drive (CD / DVD) and press Enter. Wait a few seconds for the disc to spin in the drive. Then, "Press any key to start the disk" appears on the screen (press ani key boot from cd). Accordingly, press any key on the keyboard.


3


After that, the disk will start and the process will start.Downloading files to the computer's RAM. Wait for the first dialog box, where you select System Restore. Windows will be scanned for errors, the missing files will be restored. After that, the computer will reboot and will start in normal mode.


4


If after you select the sourceBoot system of your drive, nothing happened, you need to select a BIOS in the BIOS to boot the computer. To do this, turn on the PC, and immediately after power-on, press the DEL key. After that you will go to the BIOS menu. In it, select First primary device. In this step, you can enter the order in which to start the computer's devices. As the first PC boot source, select your optical drive. To do this, just press "Enter" next to "1", then a list of devices appears. In this list, select your optical drive (CD / DVD) and press Enter.


5


Then exit the BIOS menu. To do this, press the Enter key on the Exit line. A window appears asking if you want to save the settings. In this window, select Save And Exit. The computer will reboot and the system will start from the boot disk. The procedure is the same as in the previous paragraph.



Tip 2: How to start the computer from the installation disc


Before installing the operating system, you must change the startup parameters Computer. The problem is that initially the boot occurs with hard Disk. This makes it impossible to run the Windows Setup program.



How to start the computer from the installation disk


You will need



  • - Access the BIOS menu.


Instructions


1


When working with a desktop computer, you canQuickly change the boot settings for this device. Turn on the PC and hold the Delete key. In some models of modern motherboards, you must press a different button. Wait for a while while the BIOS menu is loaded.


2


Find the menu that is responsible for the boot parametersdevices. Usually it's called Boot Options or Boot Device. Sometimes this menu can be located in the Advanced Setup tab. Go to First Boot Device, select the Internal DVD-Rom device and press the Enter key.


3


Press the Escape key several times to returnin the main BIOS menu window. Highlight Save and press Enter. Open the drive tray. Insert the operating system installation disk into it. Close the BIOS menu or simply restart the computer by pressing the Reset button.


4


After a while reading will beginDVD drive. Wait until the display shows Press any key to boot from CD. Be sure to press any key, otherwise the download from the disc will not be performed.


5


When working with some models of motherboardsyou can quickly select the boot device. This is useful when you need to start the computer once from the installation disk. Turn on the PC and hold down the F8 key. After a while, the display shows a list of available equipment.


6


Select the desired item, for example, Internal DVD-Rom. Press the Enter key and click on any key after the corresponding text appears.


7


If you use an external DVD drive, itmay not be displayed in the shortcut menu of the device. In this case, go to the BIOS and select the External DVD-Rom or USB DVD-Rom option in the First Boot Device field.