hi can any1 help i want to do a fresh install of windows xp on my comp when i put the xp disc in and boot up it says press any key to boot the cd drive when i press the key nothing happens im running windows xp sp3 i have also enabled my boot up to cd dvd drive in the bios ?any help would be appreciated

... when i put the xp disc in and boot up it says press any key to boot the cd drive when i press the key nothing happens ...

Is your XP media retail or OEM Restore media, or a burnt/slipstreamed copy?

Have you booted with it before?

hello dan thanks for replying my media is a retail and i have booted before with it i did restore my floppy drive in my computer but i do not have a floppy drive in my pc in the bios and reloaded my disc and it booted up i dont know how or should i remove this floppy disc option in my bios

... i did restore my floppy drive in my computer but i do not have a floppy drive in my pc in the bios and reloaded my disc and it booted up i dont know how or should i remove this floppy disc option in my bios

Your sentance seems to run on into a couple of parameters. Do you mean the machine has no floppy drive, or, it does have a floppy drive but it's not listed/chosen in the bios?

If you're not using floppies to boot then you can remove the floppy drive from the boot order in the bios.

yes sorry dan i mean my machine has no floppy drive in i will remove it from my bios cheers dan....

The following is apart from the boot device order.

If the bios lists a floppy drive, and there is none, be sure to set it to NONE. This will be on the first/main screen where time/date, hard/optical drives etc are listed. If the bios lists a drive as being present, even if there is none, Windows will load "support files/drivers" for that device, which consumes machine resources.

Post back if this clears up the booting from CD issue.

ok will let u know thanks for that bud.....

it as resolved the issue dan removing the floppy from the bios thanks for your help......