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virus...

sorry mate... you downloaded a virus... windows is Hosed

unless,
put your XP disk in, and do a repair install when it asks if you wannt Run a repair install

note that its not the repair console you want.. continue as you would normallydo for a fresh install and it will detect windows already on there and ask if you wanna run a repair install

do the repair install

if this don't fix it... then... bubi windows

omg...i have the windwos xp cd-rom...i put it in..and it cant even detect it

Okay, turn it off and put the disk in... turn in back on with the disk already inserted and it should ask you do you wish to boot from the cd

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Originally posted by mwe99
Okay, turn it off and put the disk in... turn in back on with the disk already inserted and it should ask you do you wish to boot from the cd

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Yeh, it will say "press any button to boot from disk" and you get 5 seconds to press any button.

mine's dosent say anythin..just the normal startup

Try getting into the BIOS setup (that's F1 or DEL button, I think).

Then go and change the boot order.
Put CD-ROM first

how do u change the boot order?

its normally in advanced or system settings in the bios

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Originally posted by - keef
how do u change the boot order?

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To change the boot order, turn your computer on and start tapping DEL untill you are on a blue screen.

I can't tell you the exact thing to go on because my keyboard has gone all weird.. but try all of them untill you find one that has something like

First - HDD-1
Second - CD-ROM
Third - Floppy

Remember to change it back to the Hard Drive after you've booted from the CD.

If you do what other people have said and put the CD in first, that should work. But if it doesn't, try this.

Hope that helps.

its not Del for all machines... some use F1....

others.. notably toshiba sattelite laptops you need to hold escape then press F1 or Del