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If you are booting from a CD and your computer is any of these it will probably be using the MBR (legacy) boot configuration.
made before 2007
came with Windows XP or 7
CPU is a single core
NOTE: booting from a CD is slow, you'll need to be patient
You will need to set the computer to boot from the CD first (boot priority). During boot most computers will show a hotkey to press to enter the Bios/Setup. You can also check the internet for your make and model to find the hotkey.
boot the computer
when the hotkey screen is displayed start pressing the key repeatedly
The Bios/Setup should open, unfortunately, there is no "standard menu". Use the keyboard arrow keys, enter and any hotkeys shown on the screen to navigate and select items. Look for an entry called "Boot options" and then "Boot order" or something similar. Set the CD as first in the boot order.
Some newer computers will also show a "Boot Menu" hotkey during boot, you can use this instead to
select the CD.
If the computer is running MS Windows:
boot Windows
do normal shutdown
do not use hibernation
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reboot using the CD
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