Missing operating system" on boot up...

Hello: check the following URL out

Missing Operating System?

http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/missing-ope...


Missing operating system?

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000181.htm



"Operating System Not Found" or "Missing operating system" error message when you start your Windows XP-based computer?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321626

best of luck...

Missing operating sytem usually means it's having trouble reading information on harddrive.
Place the drive in another computer as a 2nd harddrive and boot that computer up so you can retrieve files (if MBR is lost you won't be able to access the data). ****Your going to need to format and reset up windows using the xp cd .