Re: Removing Win XP from Dual boot with Win 98

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From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 02/07/04


Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 10:49:10 -0700

Greetings --

    If you're getting that message, you have _not_ performed the "SYS
C:" to replace the master boot record.

Bruce Chambers

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"baxter" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:bac801c3ed51$eb185480$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I have done as you suggest but I did not format or remove
> the drive that Win XP reside and the message 'ntldr is
> missing' when boot. Must I format or physically remove the
> drive. It not a partition but a different hard disk.
>
> Baxter.


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