If the light on the drive flashes and the DVD is then skipped, then there IS a problem with the DVD after all, perhaps it's just a little dusty (you could also test the drive with your Ubuntu installation disc).

If none of that happens, the problem is DEFINITELY with the BIOS/UEFI settings and you should look for clues there. Supporting both BIOS and UEFI, with options to boot from USB and. Before following these fixes, go to General fixes if Windows won’t start. Then, you will be prompted to hit any key to boot from the DVD. MemTest86 is the original self booting memory testing software for x86 and ARM computers. Now, when you try to boot up, it should try to boot up from DVD (the drive's light should flash and you may be able to hear it whirring. I am trying to take him from Windows XP to Windows 7 and I cannot get the computer to boot from the CD-ROM. If so, you should set the boot order in the BIOS (or UEFI) to start with DVD, then move to HDD (perhaps even add USB in between to give you more time to figure out what it happening. Does that mean that at present you have just one blank drive on the computer? If I understand correctly, you have wiped the hard drive completely using GParted. First of all, I think we all understand that the DVD itself and the DVD drive working properly.

Windows 7 won t boot from cd