HELP XP only boots from cd????

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Thanks for that just tried it still not solved problem
Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers Wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Boot with the CD and load the Recovery Console by hitting 'r' at the
> first
> prompt. From the prompt, run fixboot C:
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "spangled" spangled.1uwt1r@pcbanter.net wrote in message
> news:spangled.1uwt1r@pcbanter.net...-
>
> Hi new on here and hoping somone with a little more experience can
> help
> me. I'm having this problem with windows xp pro fresh install onto
> sata
> HD. Pressed F6 and installed sata drivers for the mobo etc. Now i
> hasten
> to add that i have tried this 3 times now, set up runs smoothly
> windows
> installs however when i have finished windows will only boot up with
> the CD in the CDROM. Been into Bios and changed boot sequence but
> still
> if no CD it just gets to boot from cd in the boot up screen and
> stops,
> put the disk in and windows boots straight up and away we go....
>
>
> It gets worse tried putting the boot sequence in manually from pages
> of
> info i got from the net. Obviously thinking that the boot files were
> missing but still no joy.
>
> Please, please, please can someone shed some light on the matter...
>
>
> --
> spangled-


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spangled

 

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Hi,

Run diskmgmt.msc, is the primary boot partition marked as active?
Have you rechecked cabling and BIOS positioning?
On the root of the active partition, are ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini
present?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"spangled" <spangled.1uynpt@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
news:spangled.1uynpt@pcbanter.net...
>
> Thanks for that just tried it still not solved problem
> Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers Wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Boot with the CD and load the Recovery Console by hitting 'r' at the
>> first
>> prompt. From the prompt, run fixboot C:
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "spangled" spangled.1uwt1r@pcbanter.net wrote in message
>> news:spangled.1uwt1r@pcbanter.net...-
>>
>> Hi new on here and hoping somone with a little more experience can
>> help
>> me. I'm having this problem with windows xp pro fresh install onto
>> sata
>> HD. Pressed F6 and installed sata drivers for the mobo etc. Now i
>> hasten
>> to add that i have tried this 3 times now, set up runs smoothly
>> windows
>> installs however when i have finished windows will only boot up with
>> the CD in the CDROM. Been into Bios and changed boot sequence but
>> still
>> if no CD it just gets to boot from cd in the boot up screen and
>> stops,
>> put the disk in and windows boots straight up and away we go....
>>
>>
>> It gets worse tried putting the boot sequence in manually from pages
>> of
>> info i got from the net. Obviously thinking that the boot files were
>> missing but still no joy.
>>
>> Please, please, please can someone shed some light on the matter...
>>
>>
>> --
>> spangled-
>
>
> --
> spangled