I'm trying to put a fresh Windows XP install on my friend's computer that he is having issues with.
The problem is that no matter what I do, it always boots into windows. Even if I disable HDD as a boot device and put NO DISK in the drive, it will still boot into windows. If I put CDROM as the priority boot device, and put the XP disc in the drive, it will straight boot into windows off the CD and give me no prompts for a reformat.
I reinstalled windows FROM WINDOWS and it gave me the option to delete the previous OS and then reinstall. But I have heard that this is not as good as a true reformat and that is what I want to do.
Any ideas on how I can get the computer to stop going straight into windows?
Mobo is Gigabyte P35-d3sl
The problem is that no matter what I do, it always boots into windows. Even if I disable HDD as a boot device and put NO DISK in the drive, it will still boot into windows. If I put CDROM as the priority boot device, and put the XP disc in the drive, it will straight boot into windows off the CD and give me no prompts for a reformat.
I reinstalled windows FROM WINDOWS and it gave me the option to delete the previous OS and then reinstall. But I have heard that this is not as good as a true reformat and that is what I want to do.
Any ideas on how I can get the computer to stop going straight into windows?
Mobo is Gigabyte P35-d3sl