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ScurrilousPrune · 02-27-2005, 05:27 PM

Hey guys,
I have a prebuilt HP and I created the Rescue Disks in AVG Antivirus 7.0 for backups in case my system gets a virus, but when I tried booting from the floppy all I get is a mesage saying "Remove all media and press any key to restart." I looked in the BIOS and changed it to boot to floppy first, then CD-ROM and hard drive, but still I get the same thing. I tried booting from the restore CD and that works fine. I can boot from a CD, but the floppy is not working at all. Can anyone help me?

whazzzdat · 02-27-2005, 07:01 PM

Maybe the problem is the in the boot floppys. Try a boot floppy that has been tested as successfully booting another computer. Or make a Windows XP boot floppy and see if your computer will boot it.

Or maybe you can put the AVG Antivirus boot files on a CD burnt as an ISO image so it will boot. AVG might be able to tell you how to make the boot CD because now some computers do not even come with a floppy drive. I do know to make a bootable ISO with Nero Express you select "Disc Image or Saved Project."

02-27-2005, 05:27 PM	#1
ScurrilousPrune Member (8 bit) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: California Posts: 240	AVG Antivirus Rescue Disks Hey guys, I have a prebuilt HP and I created the Rescue Disks in AVG Antivirus 7.0 for backups in case my system gets a virus, but when I tried booting from the floppy all I get is a mesage saying "Remove all media and press any key to restart." I looked in the BIOS and changed it to boot to floppy first, then CD-ROM and hard drive, but still I get the same thing. I tried booting from the restore CD and that works fine. I can boot from a CD, but the floppy is not working at all. Can anyone help me? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ The Black Mamba: [Dell Dimension 8200] ---------------------------- \|Pentium 4 2.53GHZ\|512MB RAM\|80GB HDD\|Mad Dog 16X DVD-ROM/52X CDRW\|HL-DT-ST 48X CD-RW\|Geforce 4 Ti4200 64MB\|Sound Blaster Live!\| \|Harman/Kardon Speakers\|Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse\|Windows XP Home\|San Bruno/RCN Cable\| The Nuclear Gamer: [Custom Built PC - Nuke] ---------------------------- \|ABS Case\|Antec 550w ATX2.2 PSU\|AMD Athlon 64 3200+\|ASUS A8N-VM CSM Socket 939 Motherboard\|1536 GB Corsair Valuselect PC3200 DDR RAM (3 X 512MB)\|160GB Seagate SATA\|160GB WD Caviar IDE\|(2X) NEC 7170A DVDRWs\|Nvidia Geforce 7600GS 256MB PCI-e\|Creative Soundblaster Live! 24-bit\|Dell 2.1 Speakers\|Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse\|Sceptre Naga-III 20.1" LCD Monitor\|Windows XP Home\|RCN Cable\|

02-27-2005, 07:01 PM	#2
whazzzdat Member (7 bit) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: piney woods of east Texas Posts: 116	whazzzdat Maybe the problem is the in the boot floppys. Try a boot floppy that has been tested as successfully booting another computer. Or make a Windows XP boot floppy and see if your computer will boot it. Or maybe you can put the AVG Antivirus boot files on a CD burnt as an ISO image so it will boot. AVG might be able to tell you how to make the boot CD because now some computers do not even come with a floppy drive. I do know to make a bootable ISO with Nero Express you select "Disc Image or Saved Project." Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by whazzzdat; 02-27-2005 at 07:09 PM.

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