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I tried to reload xp on my desktop with my xp disk that i have used before. It went to the load screen and said that file ntldr was not present or was not transfered correctly. After that I used a kill disk because it kept saying that I did not have a valid windows disk (which is what was in there). It reads every other disk and there is nothing wrong with the windows disk. after the kill disk I tried finding partitions to reistall windows. I went to BIOS and made sure the boot order was correct. Is there any way to be able to reinstall windows or is the comp messed for good?
If you used killdisk you probably wiped the entire drive, including the hidden restore partition. If you have a good restore set you should be able to create a partition and install to it.
If that isn't happening then you can make the partition/s with a utility from the hard drive manufacturer.
I am assuming this is an OEM type computer that came with Windows pre-installed.
Try following this guide to install Windows clean Microsoft's Windows XP Home Repair Install step by step (* Including Delete Partition)
http://www.windowsxphome.windowsrei...* Warning deleting the Partition will remove all User data and Windows system files
Note: You do not need to manually create a new partition, as Windows Setup from the Windows Setup Disc will automatically create a Partition and format your drive to NTFS
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