RE: Trouble booting system up.....

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From: Soylent Green (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/19/04


Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 06:46:08 -0700

Are you booting from the cd? Check in your BIOS and see what your boot order is.
     
     ----- anonymous wrote: -----
     
     What is wrong with my system when I shut it down and
     reboot, but it just stays on the booting from cd page????
     



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