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

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From: neil (neilp_67_at_hot_mail.com)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:32:07 GMT

Hi,

Another command to try then FIXMBR, does that make any difference.??

Neil
"Alice Chan" <AliceChan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:37B5715F-E4A2-4CFD-BEAF-88B655153DB2@microsoft.com...
> 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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