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What is booting? Is it advisable to select boot even if I'm not  really savvy in using a computer? What are the risks?

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Hi there,

When a computer powered on and starts, it executes an application in its ROM, This is called Boot Program and usually you will see that lots of system messages before Operating System is loading.

Now a day this whole process from power on until ready to use is called Boot Process.

You will no need to know much about Boot. You can boot your Computer via CD by following steps.

  • Insert Bootable CD into your CD / DVD drive.
  • Restart your computer.
  • The black screen that 1st appear. It will say something like “Press DEL or F2 to enter setup, or TAB / F12 to change boot order.
  • On the next screen that appears list of devices. You should choose the CD / DVD drive by arrow keys.
  • Proceed with your Operating system or system recovery.

When you boot your computer you will have to back up your data first. It is easy to make a mistake in setting up the partition and accidentally format your drive- erasing all of your data