Re: NTLDR is missing during clean install of XP SP1

Try this as I have run into the same condition on numerous machines.

After copying all the files to the hard drive, when the computer reboots for
the first time - enter the computer bios. Change the first boot device from
CD to your "hard drive". Save and exit the bios setup utility. Reboot and be
on your way!

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Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

If you knew half as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


<tizzo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Sorry to rehash. I've been searching groups all afternoon, and have
> seen lots of people reporting what seem to be the same thing.
> Invariably, the resident experts ask for clarification, which never
> comes, and the thread eventually dies out.
>
> Anyway, this is my situation. I've got the Windows XP Pro SP1 Upgrade
> Edition on CD. I've got an older computer with a brand new 80GB WD
> EIDE hard drive installed as the only hard drive in the system,
> configured as the master on the IDE bus, with my CD-ROM as the slave.
> Second controller is empty right now.
>
> I boot from the Windows XP setup CD. Setup begins normally. It
> recognizes the new, empty drive, with ~76GB of unpartitioned space, and
> prompts me to create a partition. I create a 72GB partition (I want
> the other 4GB for another drive, which I plan to create later). I tell
> Setup to install Windows XP on this new partition. When prompted, I
> instruct Setup to format the partition with the NTFS file system, which
> it does. Immediately after formatting, it goes through the "copying
> files" phase, during which it copies the OS files from CD to the hard
> drive.
>
> Eventually, it gets to where it wants to reboot. I allow it to do so,
> and wait for it to skip over booting the CD-ROM and try the hard disk.
> When it tries to boot from the hard drive, I get "NTLDR is missing,
> Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot".
>
> I've searched the MS KB, and none of the articles regarding this error
> message are applicable -- I am installing on a clean drive, and am not
> trying to install over any other OS. I am able to boot to the recovery
> console from my CD, and I can see the C: drive just fine. NTLDR is
> present, right where it should be, boot.ini points to the right place,
> and this is the only drive in the system. I can't actually get into
> the OS, so I can't check to see if the partition is active, but I'm
> assuming that it must be, since Setup created and formatted the
> partition knowing that it was the only one in the system.
>
> I've also searched WD's site, and they have lots of information on this
> error that is not applicable too. I've run the full set of diagnostics
> against this drive (it's a warranty replacement for another of the same
> model that up and failed on me), and there are no errors. I've double
> and triple checked the cabling and all jumpers, and everything is fine.
> Based on what I've found searching WD's KB, and also based on WD's
> response to my direct question, I should NOT need to install WD's drive
> overlay software for XP to see my drive (which would seem to be
> supported by the fact that Setup was able to recognize, partition, and
> format the disk drive, and then copy files onto it). I really don't
> want to use the overlay if I don't have to.
>
> I hope that I've been specific enough here, and that someone could give
> me a hint as to what might be going on. I think I've answered all the
> followup questions that I've seen asked (and often not answered) in
> other threads on the topic. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
> Thanks.
>
> Tony
>


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