Windows Vista dvd is not booting - No "Press any key to boot into CD/DVD" message

cool · 11-07-2008, 08:26 PM

i hav a bootable dvd which contains vista os....

now i m having xp and when i try to install vista from that dvd

it cannot boot at the start( usually when we insert os cd/dvd ,it just comes as press any key to boot from this cd/dvd)..

like that no option for me........

thankzzzzzz in advance...........

**bakuryu** · 11-07-2008, 08:42 PM

Are you sure the DVD is bootable ? make sure in BIOS Boot Priority options, CD/DVD drive is selected before Hard disk.

Also you can install Vista from within XP if both Vista and XP you are trying to install are either 32bit or 64bit.

1mAn3rd · 12-07-2008, 01:33 AM

Sometimes the "Press any key to boot from the CD" message doesn't come up for me... When you try to boot from the CD, does it take any longer to boot than without the CD in the drive?

cool · 12-07-2008, 09:22 AM

yes bakuryu that s a bootable disc and also done the bios settings....but the dvd is not booting at the start........

**bakuryu** · 12-07-2008, 01:26 PM

Disable booting from all other devices except DVD ROM. Also if you have more than one rom's make sure the one you have inserted the DVD has higher priority.

Do you have any other bootable CD/DVD's ? Can you check whether your system is booting from it ?

**Matthew Kane** · 13-07-2008, 03:25 PM

Solution: Your Vista dvd is a burnt version and the boot image wasn't copied when you burnt the os, as the boot image is part of the copyright protection on the original and doesn't copy onto a secondary non-original. Like when you burn an original game, and then install it using the burnt version it will ask for the disk, and the disk is in the drive but it still asks for it. This is because the copyright protection is removed. Which you gives you those "Please insert disc into drive". Same concept as your problem now! Just use vlite and redo the burning without slipstreaming anything. google vlite download and go to its homepage and follow instructions!

Hope this explained to you a solution! =]

**bakuryu** · 13-07-2008, 04:44 PM

Quote:

as the boot image is part of the copyright protection on the original and doesn't copy onto a secondary non-original.

The entire DVD contents are part of copyright protection not the only bootable image. However if the files are simply copy-pasted then the boot image will not be present in the destination. Also Operating Systems don't involve the same type of CD/DVD protection as game companies do. In fact all Windows CD/DVD's are unprotected.

cool · 14-07-2008, 07:19 PM

so how to copy the boot image????............

**bakuryu** · 14-07-2008, 07:52 PM

You cannot copy boot image as such. With ISOBuster you can extract the boot image from the original bootable CD/DVD, and then use it while creating a bootable CD/DVD in Nero where it asks for a bootable image.

However easiest way for you is as said earlier, copy paste all files inside a folder, then use vLite and make a iso image which is bootable or you can directly burn from vLite also.

**Strider** · 15-07-2008, 09:25 AM

Download vLite from here:

http://www.vlite.net/download.html

11-07-2008, 08:26 PM	#1
cool Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 20 Posts: 21 Thanks: 11 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Windows Vista dvd is not booting - No "Press any key to boot into CD/DVD" message i hav a bootable dvd which contains vista os.... now i m having xp and when i try to install vista from that dvd it cannot boot at the start( usually when we insert os cd/dvd ,it just comes as press any key to boot from this cd/dvd).. like that no option for me........ thankzzzzzz in advance........... Last edited by cool; 11-07-2008 at 08:27 PM. Reason: add contents

11-07-2008, 08:42 PM	#2
bakuryu ƒ(ψ)=Θº×φ Join Date: May 2006 Location: India Age: 22 Posts: 4,652 Thanks: 12 Thanked 354 Times in 325 Posts Rep Power: 65	Re: dvd is not booting............ Are you sure the DVD is bootable ? make sure in BIOS Boot Priority options, CD/DVD drive is selected before Hard disk. Also you can install Vista from within XP if both Vista and XP you are trying to install are either 32bit or 64bit. __________________ Please don't click here

12-07-2008, 01:33 AM	#3
1mAn3rd Advanced Member (250+) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Under your bed... Posts: 297 Thanks: 15 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 3	Re: dvd is not booting............ Sometimes the "Press any key to boot from the CD" message doesn't come up for me... When you try to boot from the CD, does it take any longer to boot than without the CD in the drive? __________________ WOO Never EVER get a site from www.siteground.com! They're support sucks

12-07-2008, 09:22 AM	#4
cool Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 20 Posts: 21 Thanks: 11 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: dvd is not booting............ yes bakuryu that s a bootable disc and also done the bios settings....but the dvd is not booting at the start........

12-07-2008, 01:26 PM	#5
bakuryu ƒ(ψ)=Θº×φ Join Date: May 2006 Location: India Age: 22 Posts: 4,652 Thanks: 12 Thanked 354 Times in 325 Posts Rep Power: 65	Re: dvd is not booting............ Disable booting from all other devices except DVD ROM. Also if you have more than one rom's make sure the one you have inserted the DVD has higher priority. Do you have any other bootable CD/DVD's ? Can you check whether your system is booting from it ?

13-07-2008, 03:25 PM	#6
Matthew Kane Hardware Support Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: C:/Program Files/Games/FPS Age: 16 Posts: 640 Thanks: 54 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts Rep Power: 7	Re: dvd is not booting............ Solution: Your Vista dvd is a burnt version and the boot image wasn't copied when you burnt the os, as the boot image is part of the copyright protection on the original and doesn't copy onto a secondary non-original. Like when you burn an original game, and then install it using the burnt version it will ask for the disk, and the disk is in the drive but it still asks for it. This is because the copyright protection is removed. Which you gives you those "Please insert disc into drive". Same concept as your problem now! Just use vlite and redo the burning without slipstreaming anything. google vlite download and go to its homepage and follow instructions! Hope this explained to you a solution! =] __________________ Stats: Addicted to Combat Arms now

14-07-2008, 07:19 PM	#8
cool Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 20 Posts: 21 Thanks: 11 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: dvd is not booting............ so how to copy the boot image????............

14-07-2008, 07:52 PM	#9
bakuryu ƒ(ψ)=Θº×φ Join Date: May 2006 Location: India Age: 22 Posts: 4,652 Thanks: 12 Thanked 354 Times in 325 Posts Rep Power: 65	Re: dvd is not booting............ You cannot copy boot image as such. With ISOBuster you can extract the boot image from the original bootable CD/DVD, and then use it while creating a bootable CD/DVD in Nero where it asks for a bootable image. However easiest way for you is as said earlier, copy paste all files inside a folder, then use vLite and make a iso image which is bootable or you can directly burn from vLite also.

15-07-2008, 09:25 AM	#10
Strider Founder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Last City Zion! Posts: 2,459 Thanks: 213 Thanked 206 Times in 171 Posts Rep Power: 51	Re: dvd is not booting............ Download vLite from here: http://www.vlite.net/download.html __________________ Want to ask a question? Try This! A guide on how to post a question, reply to a post etc.

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