Error loading operating system

[ribsioli]

Hello,
I have a pretty old (2001) semi-custom built computer running win xp for a while. One day it just stopped working. The hard drive was stopping and starting, so I thought that it was just dying. I put in a spare drive and loaded win xp and then got the dreaded "error loading operating system" message when it rebooted. I tried this again and also with two more drives, all with the same result. These were all small drives (40GB or less), so drive size is not an issue. Out of desperation, I re-installed the "broken" drive and it is working fine for the moment. I have re-installed xp on this computer many times in the past and never had this problem until now. Any suggestions on what is wrong? I'm afraid it might stop working again without warning.

 

[greenfield]

Here you go:

Error Loading Operating System

http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-129383-Error-Loading-Operating-System.html





Error Loading OS after adding new storage drive

****** writing zeros to the entire drive **************

http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/hard-drive-support/36838-error-loading-os-after-adding-new-storage-drive.html


Error Loading Operating System" Error Message When You Restart Your Computer During Setup:

This issue may occur if your computer BIOS does not correctly
manage or support the capacity of the hard disk on which you
are installing Windows XP.


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326676




Error loading operating system

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/33782930/error-loading-operating.aspx



XP: "Error loading operating system"

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=98786



Error loading operating system:

http://www.d-a-l.com/help/general-hardware-issues/67969-error-loading-operating-system.html

later,G