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I have just built a computer for a friend with a new 120 Gb hard drive and a fresh install of windows Xp pro on a NTFS file system. But on Restart after copying files i get a message saying
NTLDR Missing
I have tried copying NTLDR and NTDETECT.com and still get the message.
wot is the attrb -r-s-h about can anyone help
The system is Brand New and the Motherboard and chip was running XP before in his computer only new memory and hard disk have been added and all in a new case
please helpAcorp 7KT400A
AMD Athlon XP 2800+
512 MB DDR PC2700
Winsows XP Pro
There is no floppy disk in th e drive i have also tried changing the ide/eide cable but that dont work
Acorp 7KT400A
should BE
AMD Athlon XP 2800+
256 MB DDR PC2100
Winsows XP home edition
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Go into the bios and make sure the new hard drive is recognized as the maon drive on this pc. Then check that it is the drive called for in the boot order and not an old drive.
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The drive reads as a 118 Gb hard drive and the boot order is set as
1: Cd-Rom
2: HDD-0 (First HD)
3: FloopyI have done a repartision so it reads new (Raw) on the setup screen in XP but the problem remains
Pazza
Acorp 7KT400A
should BE
AMD Athlon XP 2800+
256 MB DDR PC2100
Winsows XP home edition
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Once again, is this hard drive the only one plugged in? And is it listed as the FIRST hard drive under hard disk drives , then is it exact the drive listed in the boot order?
I am in the the Boot section of bios, not talking about listing of hard drives anywhere else.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htmWhat has happened to me when changing the hard drive is that the bios still shows the old drive that was there, in spite of auto configure, so that the drive entered in boot order as hard drive 0 is the old one. if the drives are the same size it gets really tricky to see.
Also possible if there are 2 drives, and you have the old drive still hooked even as slave, XP could be trying to boot to it, but it is no longer the active drive.
I feel like we are missing something by error of ommission, something you failed to tell us.
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I have not failed to tell u anything as im a IT Tech for a middle school and had this error several rimes but this is the first that i cant get rid of
the drive is reading as a weston digital drive 120 Gb which it is. the old drive was an excelsero 40 gb which is disconnected from the moment i first started the computer
here is what is connected
Jetway 694TAS motherboard
Intel Celeron 1.1
512Mb PC133
16x DVD-ROM
8x DVD-Writter
ATI Radon 9200se 128Mb
WD 120Gb HD
Zoom ADSL Internal ModemAcorp 7KT400A
should BE
AMD Athlon XP 2800+
256 MB DDR PC2100
Winsows XP home editionIf At first you dont succeed find a bigger hammer!
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pazza,
Have you looked up the computerhope sites as suggested by response numbers 6 and 7 above?
i_XpUser
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