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When I first boot windows I get a black screen asking me whether to boot
from hard disk or boot from CD, and I have 8 seconds remaining. I want to
always boot from hard disk. How do I get rid of the message.

Also, my sound input is not working, aka my microphone does not detect
sounds or play them. In fact sounds don't play at all except when I open an
MP3 or something, then it works fine. My volume control is up. I dont
understand.

1). Enter msconfig into the Start / Run box, and press the
'Advanced' button. Uncheck 'Enable startup menu'.

2). Open your audio properties, by right clicking on the little
speaker in the system tray, and choose 'Adjust audio
properties'. Under 'Recording', select the correct audio
device.
Open your volume properties, by double clicking on the
little speaker icon. Make sure that your Mic and Line-in
are not muted, and the volumes are turned up.


On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 00:26:48 GMT, in
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>When I first boot windows I get a black screen asking me whether to boot
>from hard disk or boot from CD, and I have 8 seconds remaining. I want to
>always boot from hard disk. How do I get rid of the message.
>
>Also, my sound input is not working, aka my microphone does not detect
>sounds or play them. In fact sounds don't play at all except when I open an
>MP3 or something, then it works fine. My volume control is up. I dont
>understand.
>

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your discribing about the details are not enough.
System?
Hardware?
etc.

Gruss Beni


Am Sat, 13 Sep 2003 00:26:48 GMT hat <>
geschrieben:

> When I first boot windows I get a black screen asking me whether to boot
> from hard disk or boot from CD, and I have 8 seconds remaining. I want to
> always boot from hard disk. How do I get rid of the message.
>
> Also, my sound input is not working, aka my microphone does not detect
> sounds or play them. In fact sounds don't play at all except when I open
> an
> MP3 or something, then it works fine. My volume control is up. I dont
> understand.
>
>
>



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With the boot from cd:

Most BIOS give this option only when it detects a bootable CD in the CDROM.

You can disable boot from CDROM in the BIOS configuration, this should
remove the 8 second wait...

Cheers
Paul

"Bebo" <> wrote in message
news...
> your discribing about the details are not enough.
> System?
> Hardware?
> etc.
>
> Gruss Beni
>
>
> Am Sat, 13 Sep 2003 00:26:48 GMT hat <>
> geschrieben:
>
> > When I first boot windows I get a black screen asking me whether to boot
> > from hard disk or boot from CD, and I have 8 seconds remaining. I want
to
> > always boot from hard disk. How do I get rid of the message.
> >
> > Also, my sound input is not working, aka my microphone does not detect
> > sounds or play them. In fact sounds don't play at all except when I open
> > an
> > MP3 or something, then it works fine. My volume control is up. I dont
> > understand.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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