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Old 09-13-2006, 10:43 PM   #1
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Help with Windows xp install, anyone?

this is my first computer build and almost everythin came out ok, XP installed fine, installed the drivers for Video card and all that, but when i restart the PC it asks for system CD, what should i do so it can boot to windows without havin to put the windows CD in?? any help would be apreciated .
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Why not just put the disk in then? It seems to need it for upgrading or patching something.
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Have you reset the boot order in the BIOS to boot from the harddrive first?
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yea i figured it out, i had to set the boot order in bios to harddrive first.likw villarosa said, thanks alot
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