I have installed a new Hard drive leaving the existing drive in the computer The new drive is at the end of the cable so It boots first But when I installed XP the drive letter became "E" Everything still worked But I wanted it to be "C" I changed the original drive "C" to "F" and changed to new drive to "C" using Partition Magic Now the computer will not boot. How can I fix this problem Thanks Allan Butler

may be some error like boot.ini configuration. check boot.ini i.e partion no. and disk no. is correct? to check boot.ini start your system dos bootable disk (if c: is on FAT32)or other NTFS compatibe tools.

I will have to do this tomorrow as I am not in front of that computer OK, so I boot up with a startup disk. If I have a "C" prompt (which is what I want) where do I go from here How do I read or change the Boot.ini Thanks Allan Butler

If your XP file system is NTFS, a DOS boot disk will not be able to read NTFS. ------------------ Best way to fix booting is with Recovery Console. http://support.microsoft.com/defaul... Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console http://support.microsoft.com/defaul... HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555... How to remove Windows Recovery Console ------------------- I do not know which command to use. My guess is FIXBOOT ----------------------- Extra Stuff FYI -- Boot.ini file is a hidden system file located at C:\boot.ini http://support.microsoft.com/defaul... The Purpose of the Boot.ini File in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/defaul... HOW TO: Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP

You need to start all over and reinstall. If you have PATA drives, make sure that the drive that you want the Operating System on is plugged as Master and the other drive is slave. Better yet, put the Operating System drive on the first controller and the other hard drive on the second controller or even leave it disconnected during the install. Then read the screen carefully during the install, to make sure you select the correct drive.