Not really a Vista related question as any computer capable of running Vista
will be capable of booting from DVD. If the machine is so old that the BIOS
doesn't support booting from DVD, it isn't going to run Vista anyway.
"Manfred Heuer" <manfred_heuer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello!
>
> Why do older computers not boot from a DVD-Drive?
>
> Is it the DVD-Drive or the mainboard (with its BIOS or the onboard
> controller)?
>
> Thanks Manfred