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      10-14-2010
In Bios I changed the boot order to DVD drive first, then hard drive.
Re-booted PC and it went straight to Windows.

Then rebooted the PC and is time hit F8 (which takes me to the boot option). I high lighted the DVD drive, but the PC still went into Windows.

What else should I be doing?
Oh and yes the CD is a bootable CD.
 
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Oh and yes the CD is a bootable CD.
I would bet it isn't a bootable CD. Have you verified it is by using it in another computer?
 
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I will try on another PC.
But it is an iso file - I double checked
 
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But it is an iso file - I double checked
ISO doesn't mean its bootable. Some programs will create an image of the disk and not include boot files.
 
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Yep - not burned correctly.
Odd, as I thought I had used this disk before.
Good thing these CD's are cheap.

Burned a new one & works fine.

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