With WINDOWS XP how do you set the booting from a cd? I was in msconfig but didn't know where you could do that.To 'boot' from a CD MEANS to start an stand-alone system from the CD. In most cases this can only be done from the BIOS SETTINGS. However, a few PCs let you use the F12 KEY before Windows starts. Here is a list of articles about 'boot order' from CH archives or Google. change boot order Maybe that will help.