NTLDR is missing

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Installing 120gb hard drive, after partitioning trying to reinstalling win
XP(only os on old hd) receive

Searching for boot record from IDE-0 then NTLDR is missing.

with win xp upgrade cd tried the below

ctrl-alt-del to ms windows xp floppy #1 disk nothing

had old Partition Magic boot up floppy disk nothing

this is a Seagate hd and used there disk software to partion hd all
ntfs,except e

c = 30, d =40, e = 10 Fat32, and e the rest of drive

tried going into boot sequence says and is stuck on boot to floppy 1st
operation, hd 2nd and cd 3rd.

HOW CAN I CHANGE THAT TO BOOT TO CD???



thought i could make c drive win XP and e drive ME,

SHOULD I INSTALL ME FIRST then REINSTALL XP??



I also have a new upgrade winxp disk, that i installed on other computer and
15 days left to activate.



Thank you for your assistance
 
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How to dual boot
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306559


"emostiller" <emostiller@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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| Installing 120gb hard drive, after partitioning trying to
reinstalling win
| XP(only os on old hd) receive
|
| Searching for boot record from IDE-0 then NTLDR is
missing.
|
| with win xp upgrade cd tried the below
|
| ctrl-alt-del to ms windows xp floppy #1 disk nothing
|
| had old Partition Magic boot up floppy disk nothing
|
| this is a Seagate hd and used there disk software to
partion hd all
| ntfs,except e
|
| c = 30, d =40, e = 10 Fat32, and e the rest of drive
|
| tried going into boot sequence says and is stuck on boot
to floppy 1st
| operation, hd 2nd and cd 3rd.
|
| HOW CAN I CHANGE THAT TO BOOT TO CD???
|
|
|
| thought i could make c drive win XP and e drive ME,
|
| SHOULD I INSTALL ME FIRST then REINSTALL XP??
|
|
|
| I also have a new upgrade winxp disk, that i installed on
other computer and
| 15 days left to activate.
|
|
|
| Thank you for your assistance
|
|