PC is Booting only from CD

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Andy I.

Hi,

My daughter has reinstalled Win XP Home, using the Repair function on the
WIN XP CD but can now boot up only by using the Win XP CD.
We would greatly appreciate help on this.

Andy I.
 
Try,tapping F8 on restart or start-up,select "start windows normal" Or,boot
to xp cd,recovery,select 1 For C: Press enter for password,type:Fixboot
Agree.Then maybe type:CHKDSK C: /p Do this 3X,after type:EXIT Let xp
start up....
 
Pop your XP CD into the drive and restart the computer. Ensure that the
system is set to boot the CD-Rom before the hard drive (BIOS setting).
When prompted press a key to boot the CD. Let the XP CD boot to the screen
that asks if you want to setup Windows or use the Recovery Console to
Repair - press r.
Press "r". When the Recovery Console boots press 1 and enter a password if
you've used on with the Administrator account. If you have no password just
press the Enter Key. You should arrive at a prompt that says C:\Windows

1) Type the following and press Enter

fixmbr

When prompted type: y and then press Enter


2) Next type the following and press Enter

fixboot

When prompted type: y and then press Enter.

A new boot sector will then be written to the C: partition.

3) Finally type the following and press Enter

bootcfg /rebuild

allow it to scan for Windows Installations.
When prompted with "Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All):" Type: y
and then press Enter.

When asked "Enter Load Identifier:" Type: Windows XP Home Edition

When asked "Enter OS Load Options:" Type: /fastdetect and then press Enter.

This will then rebuild the boot configuration.



When finished remove the XP CD and type EXIT to reboot
 
Come on Andrew. Do you think she is a IT expert? I understand computers and
couldn't understand parts of your suggestion, especially the "maybe" part.
 
shakey said:
Come on Andrew. Do you think she is a IT expert? I understand computers and
couldn't understand parts of your suggestion, especially the "maybe" part.
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Andrew is one of our resident trolls; he never deliberately posts a
correct or helpful answer.


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Andrew is one of our resident trolls; he never deliberately posts a
correct or helpful answer.
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And, as I've said here before, the *best* part of Andrew's answers is
that he's incapable of writing simple coherent English, so many people
don't understand his suggestions. The result is that his
misinformation doesn't do all the damage it otherwise might.
 
Ken Blake said:
And, as I've said here before, the *best* part of Andrew's answers is
that he's incapable of writing simple coherent English, so many people
don't understand his suggestions. The result is that his
misinformation doesn't do all the damage it otherwise might.
Click to expand...

So Andrew is almost dangerous! LOL
 
Thank you Harry. I have passed this along.

Andy I.


: Pop your XP CD into the drive and restart the computer. Ensure that the
: system is set to boot the CD-Rom before the hard drive (BIOS setting).
: When prompted press a key to boot the CD. Let the XP CD boot to the screen
: that asks if you want to setup Windows or use the Recovery Console to
: Repair - press r.
: Press "r". When the Recovery Console boots press 1 and enter a password if
: you've used on with the Administrator account. If you have no password
just
: press the Enter Key. You should arrive at a prompt that says C:\Windows
:
: 1) Type the following and press Enter
:
: fixmbr
:
: When prompted type: y and then press Enter
:
:
: 2) Next type the following and press Enter
:
: fixboot
:
: When prompted type: y and then press Enter.
:
: A new boot sector will then be written to the C: partition.
:
: 3) Finally type the following and press Enter
:
: bootcfg /rebuild
:
: allow it to scan for Windows Installations.
: When prompted with "Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All):" Type: y
: and then press Enter.
:
: When asked "Enter Load Identifier:" Type: Windows XP Home Edition
:
: When asked "Enter OS Load Options:" Type: /fastdetect and then press
Enter.
:
: This will then rebuild the boot configuration.
:
:
:
: When finished remove the XP CD and type EXIT to reboot
:
:
:
: --
:
:
: Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
: www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
:
:
: : > Hi,
: >
: > My daughter has reinstalled Win XP Home, using the Repair function on
the
: > WIN XP CD but can now boot up only by using the Win XP CD.
: > We would greatly appreciate help on this.
: >
: > Andy I.
: >
: >
:
:
 
Thanks everyone.

You may be interested in this note from my daughter:

Tell your group "thanks - the problem turned out to be a USB drive. The
bios was set to boot from the hard drive first, but the computer was
convinced that my portable USB hard drive was the one to use. Once I
corrected that in the bios, all was well."

Sounds like your suggestion, Kelly.

Andy I.


: Hi Andy,
:
: Change your boot order via the BIOS.
:
: --
:
: All the Best,
: Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)
:
: Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
:
:
: : > Hi,
: >
: > My daughter has reinstalled Win XP Home, using the Repair function on
the
: > WIN XP CD but can now boot up only by using the Win XP CD.
: > We would greatly appreciate help on this.
: >
: > Andy I.
: >
: >
:
:
 
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