Re: Upgrade 20GB hard drive to 40GB hard drive

From: Alice Chan (AliceChan_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:03:01 -0700

Hi,
I tried the FIXBOOT and also tried the XP Repair Install but the same error
message still comes up. I have checked the Compaq support site but didn't
seem to find any BIOS updates either (as suggested by some expert). My
laptop is a Presario 17XL462.

"neil" wrote:

> When you ay you are in DOS then try the command FIXBOOT, see if that helps.
>
> Neil
> "Alice Chan" <Alice Chan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:27B9CCBC-1EFA-4FB4-921F-FD36AB5794A8@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > I have just bought a 40GB hard drive and use image ghosting to copy the
> > image of the 20GB to the 40GB. However, after I have replaced the 40GB
> > new
> > hard drive into my laptop, the compute could not start but give an error
> > message saying "NTLDR is missing, press any key to restart". I placed the
> > XP
> > CD to boot up the computer and go to DOS. I could see all information in
> > the
> > C:\ drive. However, the computer would not boot up from C:\. I have
> > tried
> > the Recovery Console but still get the same error.
> > My laptop was original running WIN ME OEM from compaq. I upgraded to WIN
> > XP
> > just last year using WIN XP Upgrade version.
> > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> >
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