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"error loading operating system"
Hi, need help please.
I have a XP operating system and was in good condition until i add a old hard drive (Windows 4.0 i think). and the computer he boot in this hard drive. i close the computer and i move this hard drive. i try to boot computer again a i got this message "error loading operating system" .. do you think i have to flush my bios. format not a good solution for me because a have a lot of data in this hard drive. some one can help me please. thanks |
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Bitstring , from the
wonderful person SAMBA said Hi, need help please. I have a XP operating system and was in good condition until i add a old hard drive (Windows 4.0 i think). and the computer he boot in this hard drive. i close the computer and i move this hard drive. i try to boot computer again a i got this message "error loading operating system" . do you think i have to flush my bios. format not a good solution for me because a have a lot of data in this hard drive. some one can help me please. A repair install will fix the OS without losing your data, assuming you have a proper installation CD, and not just a recovery CD. Google for 'Windows XP repair install' for details of how to. -- GSV Three Minds in a Can Outgoing Msgs are Turing Tested,and indistinguishable from human typing. |
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On 30 Jun 2004 15:51:23 -0700, (SAMBA) wrote:
George Macdonald wrote in message . .. On 29 Jun 2004 10:56:00 -0700, (SAMBA) wrote: Hi, need help please. I have a XP operating system and was in good condition until i add a old hard drive (Windows 4.0 i think). a did exactly FDISK /MBR and i boot, it say "missing operating system" some one can help me thanx When you added the second disk, you changed the disk and/or partition order. Now your boot.ini file is pointing to the wrong disk and/or partition and doesn't find the operating system. Use a bootable floppy with an editor and correct the boot.ini entry so that it points to the partition containing the OS. If you don't know what your disk and partition entries are, or the boot.ini syntax, then you need to research this and figure it out. You may still have issues if the partition letter assignments have changed, but at least the OS will boot. Alternatively, you can simply do another installation of Win XP on some partition without re-formatting the hard disk. Your data files should remain intact after doing this, as long as you don't format anything. - - Gary L. Reply to the newsgroup only |
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