I'm trying to reset my desktop to it's original WIndows 7 factory setting using the Windows 7 installation disk.
First I found that the computer would not read any DVD disc from the DVD drive eventhough it recognised it. I did various troubleshooting without success. The discs didn't appear to be spinning at all, so, i understood from a few forums that it is probably dead.
I bought a new esternal USB DVD drive today. I set the BIOS First Boot Device to USB - CDROM. I insert the W7 installation disc and click restart. During the boot process I am asked if I wish to boot from CD/DVD and to press any key.
No matter what I do (as in what key I press) it just boots from the old OS on the Hard drive
Can anyone help with this - I just want to reset the computer, format everything and rebuild. I don't car if it is from a disk, drive, internet, USB memory stick - I just want to get the process done
SOrry, I'm fustrated, I've spent over 30 hours trying to just run the system recovery process without success
Thanks in advance for any help that might be forth coming
First I found that the computer would not read any DVD disc from the DVD drive eventhough it recognised it. I did various troubleshooting without success. The discs didn't appear to be spinning at all, so, i understood from a few forums that it is probably dead.
I bought a new esternal USB DVD drive today. I set the BIOS First Boot Device to USB - CDROM. I insert the W7 installation disc and click restart. During the boot process I am asked if I wish to boot from CD/DVD and to press any key.
No matter what I do (as in what key I press) it just boots from the old OS on the Hard drive
Can anyone help with this - I just want to reset the computer, format everything and rebuild. I don't car if it is from a disk, drive, internet, USB memory stick - I just want to get the process done
SOrry, I'm fustrated, I've spent over 30 hours trying to just run the system recovery process without success
Thanks in advance for any help that might be forth coming