Can I Boot From External Cd Drive???

[adzidzor]

Help me somebody. My internal cd rom drive for some reason can't detect any CD at all, and I want to run a restore CD from my external Iomega cd-rw drive. Is it possible to boot from that drive...if yes...how??????

Thanks

[LPDad]

I am not sure how your external hooks up, but usually it depends on your motherboard. Check your bios to see what bootup options you have.. if your external drive is USB then I believe you need to have the option to boot from usb in your bios.

[DreamCaster]

Check out this link as well: Click

It's not your type of drive, but there is a reference to a dos USB driver there as well as procedures for installing a Windows OS using a USB connection that may help you

~Peace
DC

[adzidzor]

My system tells me my <windows root>\system32\ntokrnl.exe is corrupt. I use a pre-installed xp home edition. How do correct this issue. Anybody got a link to his file........I hope it'll help me use my drive to run the restore CD.

Thanks for your advises.

[adzidzor]

My system tells me my <windows root>\system32\ntokrnl.exe is corrupt. I use a pre-installed xp home edition. How do I correct this issue. Anybody got a link to his file........I hope it'll help me use my drive to run the restore CD.

Thanks

EDIT: Threads merged | DC

[LPDad]

Although I do not know if it will recover the that corrupted file, it just might do the trick for you.

Try this: http://www.pctechtalk.com/forums/sho...&threadid=4316

And let us know if it helped.

[berks]

adzidzor I deleted your other post asking this same question please don't post the same question all over the boards, if you have a question grab a admin or mod to help you out. I am sure you will find your answer.

berks

[greffov]

insert the winxp install cd, reboot and choose for repair install

[LPDad]

Don't know if it will work for you, but here is a copy from my rig...Use at your own risk...don't blame me if it does not work. Do what greffov suggests first, try this only as a last result.


ntoskrnl.zip

my other suggestion can be found here: http://www.pctechtalk.com/forums/sho...&threadid=4316

[Kungfucious]

have you tried using system restore from dos before windows boots? not sure how you go about getting there but i think youll beed the original XP cd if i remember correctly... this is safer than just using a someone elses copy of file that your missing since your XP may have modified the file after updates etc.. as always.. try and backup your work first if you can.

[dalert0140]

He's got a restore cd(or so I understood) so those solutions won't work,I had a similar problem once.click here

Those restore cds are useless.You can't get into the repair console or do anything.You are not going to like what I have to say but...
You'll have to reinstall,sorry

[LPDad]

you are spot on, dalert-- those STUPID restore CDs ARE USELESS.

[adzidzor]

I guess the restore CDs are as worthless as anything. Thanks anyway for your counsel. I think I might as well install XP all over again.

[Cirga]

Originally posted by adzidzor
I guess the restore CDs are as worthless as anything. Thanks anyway for your counsel. I think I might as well install XP all over again.

Do you have a full version CD of Windows XP? did you try copying the file which LPDad attached up a bit higher with that same exact file which is corrupt?

If you have a full version CD of WinXP you should be able to boot of it as long as your external CD rom is bootable through your BIOS. And then use the Repair Option.

[adzidzor]

I tried every possible means as advised but none is working for me.