Re: boot problem....ntldr could not open drive...
From: yabbadoo (lsdolby_at_ignore.ntlwor.com)
Date: 01/10/05
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:38:00 -0000
Thought it wasn't possible to install 1 XP OS on 2 machines - plus,
"re-installation CD" is not the full OS, but a "tailored" version for a
specific PC configuration ??
(Extract from original post ...." - however upon reinstalling Windows XP
Home with a reinstallation CD from a previous computer, which I was able
to boot off ....")
Just a thought, from a relative novice - my understanding from previous
posts is that initial set-up creates a 10 point checklist of hardware/CPU
etc. Subsequent PC changes are checked against that - if the "points" score
goes below 7 (checklist no longer substantially matches original hardware)
then the OS will no longer function ? "reinstalling" on a different PC will
surely result in a checklist score of Zero?
Since yr new PC was clearly working (with its own XP OS) prior to becoming
infected, surely you need to use the correct XP recovery disk?
Apols if my thoughts are based on misunderstanding - Len.
"soyabeans" <soyabeans.1im7pq@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
news:soyabeans.1im7pq@pcbanter.net...
>
> Hey,
>
> Here's the story:
>
> New computer, 2 hard drives (possible were configured in a RAID
> formation
> since I have a folder on my System and Driver Restore CD called VIA
> SATA Raid
> Controller\SATA\Winxp.
>
> The computer became riddled with malware and spyware so I thought I'd
> format
> my drives, however upon reinstalling Windows XP Home with a
> reinstallation CD
> from a previous computer, which I was able to boot off. The setup
> completes
> and reboots the computer to as it does,
> but then I'm greeted with the error message:
>
> could not open drive: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
> NTLDR could not open drive: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
>
> any ideas?
>
> I've tried running a boot disk but I just get the message:
>
> 'Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware
> configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk,
> check the boot path and disk hardware.'
>
> I've been having some help from a nice person on experts-exchange,
> where you
> can follow the previous progress of the problem which has seemingly
> been
> relatively fruitless.
>
> The URL is:
> http://tinyurl.com/4mggf
>
> Any help is much, much appriciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> Tom
>
>
> --
> soyabeans
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