Re: XP3 install fails: ntldr in use
- From: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 21:16:38 -0400
Did you burn the CD on the Vista partition or the WinXP partition?
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WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx
Steps to take before you install WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717
How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718
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Quaoar wrote:
XP3 installation via both windows update and burned CD both fail on this
computer with the error "NTLDR in use, close all applications and click
retry" (or something like that). This is a dual boot XP/Vista system.
There is no error generated other than Canceled by user, which is true
since there is no way out of the error.
My belief is that the error likely resides with the Vista bootloader
that controls the choice at boot between Vista and XP. However, I am
unable to get beyond this using recommended BCDedit, etc., since this HP
system has only recovery disks and not separate installation disks.
Any advice is appreciated.
Q
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