Bios and reinstalling windows

Some times, your computer is not configured to boot by cd, pen or other device rather then the hard disk.

In BIOS you can configure the booting order. So, if you need to reinstall windows you should acess your BIOS and change the boot order to the device you want to boot from.
So, if you want to install windows on your computer you should change it to boot by cd so the computer can have the instalation program loaded in to memory and then proced the instalation.

In recent computers, there is often a recover function that can be activated in BIOS also. Since it depends on the computers brand you have to look for the option "Disk-to-Disk Recover" or something similar to "Recover option" and change it to "enable". When you restart the computer again you should press the recover button before starting to load windows.

Here is a list of some "recover key" often used by brands:

ASUS - F9
TOSHIBA - F8
ACER - ALT + F10 or F10
HP - F11
PACKARD BELL - ALT + F10 or F10
SONY VAIO - F9
INSYS - F8
FUJITSU SIEMENS - F10
COMPAQ - F11
this is the most often used key, but it can change in some models


Here is a list of boot menu shorcut key (used to change the boot device just for that particular boot):
ASUS - ESQ
TOSHIBA - F12
ACER - F12
HP - F9
PACKARD BELL - F12
SONY VAIO - F12
INSYS - F12
FUJITSU SIEMENS - F12
COMPAQ - F9
this is the most often used key, but it can change in some models
this option may not be activated in BIOS. To activate it, look for "%the key% Boot mode" option.