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Whenever I try to install Vista or XP I get the same problem. It will boot to the disk after I get the message telling me to press any key to boot from CD then it will install but then after it tries to restart it isnt able to. I have tried multiple times and it still only goes to the same screen sking you to press any key. If you press a key it goes to the same install menu, it thinks you had a previous installation but that installation does not boot. Please help.

P.S. Im using a dell disk, could that be a problem.

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When it says press any key to boot from CD, does it have a "....." that shows up one . at a time? If so, your computer is probably set to read from the CD first so it shows this option. If you don't press a key, it will then fall back to booting from the hard drive, which is where your new install should be.

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remove the cd after you complete the installation. or you could change the boot order in th ebios now that you have done the initial stage of the instalation.

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