PRESS ANY KEY TO BOOT FROM CD DOESN’T WORK BECAUSE THE USB KEYBOARD IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN DOS MODE.
TRY TO CHANGE THE PORTS OF THE USB KEYBOARD AND TRY FOR PRESS ANY KEY TO BOOT FROM CD,OR IF U GOT THE SAME PROBLEM . THIS TIME GO FOR BIOS SETTINGS.TO ENTER INTO BIOS SETTINGS RESTART YOUR SYSTEM AND CONTINUE PRESSING DEL ,NOW U WILL ENTER INTO BIOS SETTINGS.
NOW GO TO BIOS FEATURES SETUP THERE U WILL FIND “USB DOS ” IN DISABLED MODE BY DEFAULT TURN IT TO ENABLED MODE .THATS IT,EVERYTHING IS FINE AND PRESS ESCAPE AND SAVE THE BIOS SETTINGS BY PRESSING F10.NOW CHECK OUT THE DOS SCREEN “PRESS ANY KEY TO BOOT FROM CD” WORKS FOR SURE …..
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Your a life saver! Thanks dude.
great advice – saved me a lot of frustration
Thank You! Thank You!
It turns out, my wireless keyboard was the problem.
I was so frustrated!
Thanks a bunch!
You are an absolute life saver!!! Been wondering why mine hasnt worked, been really annoying me! Thank you so much
This is possibly the most useful post i have ever read. I am quite IT literate but had missed this in the BIOS and it was driving me nuts!!! You are a life saver. Couldn’t get into safe mode, boot from CD, anything!
OMG thank you! you just fixed my pc!
Very very good hints, congratulations for your help! i’m grateful for what your hint has done for me to save time.
lol, “saved you in time” Tony, i just spend 3 hours burning different xp boot cds cause it kept going straight to xp even when I pressed a key. lol, i think i restarted about 20 times and by reading this very usefull post it turns out its the keyboard. I thought about it cause its my first time installing xp with a usb keyboard but I was in the bios several times for changing boot settings and there the keyboard worked fine.
do you know something
i wasn’t see your post here before i solved my problem
BUT i solved with myself lol 🙂
and i was use the USB keyboard and when i changed the USB Keyboard to PS2 keyboard it’s worked with me
i am lucky i know that my GOD give me this solution in my mind before i get mad
relay i don’t know how found this solution but as i told you my GOD never let me in problem at anything
and i am here to Confirm your POST you are right in this case
it’s relay good
thanks man
Great. It works 🙂 thank u so much.
I think I love you….
but i have this problem in my lap top ..so where is the problem??
3 hours of seeking a good answer until you.
Thanks a lot
I TRY to instal xp, but after it formates the partition and rebots, it starts the same routine as if i,ve pressed the start cd, but the fact is that those words simply dont apear, it Keeps rebotting and going to the format an configure menu.
Thanks anyway for sharing information.
i downloaded windows xp service pack 3.it is in win rar and i extracted files in it and i burn with nero with make data disc.it is autopalayig but there is no booting just like there is no press any key to boot from cd.thats my problem.is there any solution.are we want to replace some extra files.so plz reply me
dude i have the same thing ……. there is no (press any key to boot from the cd ) and i cant fix that 😦 pls help
i have another disc xp it is booting
i was about to take the computer to the shop when i found your post, i owe you a few big beers 🙂
Thank you so MUCH! Now I get to start working on my wacom art again cause the computer WORKS! It’s a miracle! 🙂
Hello,
I want to boot from Windows Server 2003 Cd and it seems it is not possible. Whatever key I press the computer loads Windows Server normally. The curious is that I can enter BIOS by pressing Del, I just can’t boot from Cd.
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thx so much i was about to chuck the pc out the window
Thank you very very much! That advice about enabling the “USB keyboard and mouse” in the BIOS, saved me! Thanks so so much, I am currently doing the DANCE OF JOY.
Your post helped me find the problem, but my problem ended up being that in the bios a setting called “FAST STARTUP” was enabled. I disabled that and was then able to enter a key to boot into the cd.
Thanks for your post though!
Your comment on Fast Start was brilliant. I disabled this and was able to revive my computer.
You are an absolute life saver !!!
Thank you for that help! I spent almost two days trying to get this work. I did exactly what you said to do and I’m now installing Windows XP on my computer now!!!! Thank a million man! May god bless you!!!
i was just about to poke my eyes out with a spoon but your advice has saved me the effort.
please let me be the father of your babies.
Thanks for the info..extremely helpful
This saved me, thank you.
thanks a lot!!
Although i rarely write something on a thread, I do like to thank you for this easy, straight to the point explanation. Found it out 1,5h to late, but still might have saved me a couple of hours! Thx
Thanks for this. I was on the verge of s&^tcanning my computer before I found this post. It was the last step in solving a very nasty PDF virus that destroyed my Master Boot Record. This allowed me access to “fixmbr” from the XP Restore console. I’d like to find a place where I could put my solution to this problem and give high visibilty to it so maybe it help someone like you have helped so many with this post. Thanks again.
You the man! It took me more than 2 hours and stilll didn’t work.
I almost smash the computer before read your post. It works now! You the man!
Good Post! But on some motherboards its call usb legacy
Just spent hours trying to figure the solution to this problem. You are a serious miracle worker. I am male but I want your babies inside me. Thankyou :o)
Thanks, this was driving me crazy!
in my vista it whas in the bios under advanced usb legacy, change it to enabled and your usb keyboard works in dos.
Thanks a lot!
Finally!!!! Thank you so much 🙂
I’m having this problem as well. Looked under bios features and there isn’t any option that says usb dos.
Thank you! You pointed me in the right direction. I had disabled the Media Card and 1394 port to run DBan, and had forgotten to re-enable it. That did the trick!
DUDE! Thanks a million.
everytime i tried it wouldn’t let me. Re-installing xp now. ( so i can upgrade back to 7 or vista)
Cheers, mate
As many other in here, thanks a lot, little details are indeed the most important ones.
Thanks again.
Great support in a simple and to the point manner. Bravo Ramoji 🙂
Mate I’m thick a fand pulling my hair out got to bios settings and can not find USB in any of the list could it be named any thing else cheers in advance!!!!
Hi that was really great but it didn’t work into my laptop there was no BIOS option when pressing DEL hmm pls. anyone could help this is the model of my lap-top MSI CR400.. Thanks!
your the man!!!!!! saved me couple of bucks dude!!
Also check for USB Keyboard being disabled, this is the problem i had, pressing DEL would get me into BIOS settings but pressing any key to boot from cd would not respond
how helpful it is! I had two keyboard one is USB the other is LS/P2. since before i knew the my USB keyboard is not recognize but am using the LS/P2 during installation. But it is still remain question in my mined that it the USB must work during installation. Thanks Dude.
Thank you. your advise was very helpful.
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Just…fantastic! Been scouring tech forums for three days until I got lucky with my search term.
BTW -I Enabled ‘legacy Drives’ under USB as there was no DOS option…but it worked! Wooopeeee!!!!
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You have done i great service to me
tank u:D
You helped me out. Thanks.
MSI user here help??!!
thx dude! great post! u saved my day!
Man you are awesome. many thanks
Thanks so much mate!!
the initial startup menu asks me to press any key to boot from the windows xp cd, I can’t as at this screen my keyboard isnt responding >>>>so what can i do
btw, icant find bios setting (bios ver. ConRoe 865GV bios P1.40
please help.
I must say it!
Thanks life saver!!
Thank you so much! I`m glad we still able to find this kind of information without annoying ads!
You helped me! Thanks!
omg, thank you so much for this.
i have spent the entire weekend trying to format my XP and after unsuccessfully trying to reformat my HD, i am now finally able to boot from my wireless keyboard.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ! ! ! ! !
thank you thank you thank you!
thanks a lot!!
how about the boot in CD is Automatic press to boot in CD,that is my problem even i didn’t press the keyboard.
thanks a lot :-*
I was going to bring my computer to service station for repir.. bt ur advice saved my money.. thnxxxxxxxxx
dude thanks, finally got my pc back in business ;
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thank u so so so so so very much!
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Thank you very much…It helps me a lot ..
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Thanks. This helped…:)))
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