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Resolved Ntldr missing

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by miracleman, 2013/07/11.

  1. 2013/07/11
    miracleman

    miracleman Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Did a wipe of my Hd with Drive Erase Pro. Now I can't reload XP. I get the above message. How do I get it to load? Please? :confused:
     
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    SpywareDr

    SpywareDr SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Boot your computer from your Windows XP CD and follow the on-screen prompts to install Windows XP.
     
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    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Hi miracleman. Since you formatted your hard drive you can just use your Windows XP CD to install a fresh copy of Windows XP. If you need help with installing Windows XP then follow the instructions in this link, How To Clean Install Windows XP.
     
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    TonyT

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    How are you trying to reload XP?
     
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    miracleman

    miracleman Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    :p I am most embarrassed... I inserted the disc In the DVD drive. As soon as I put it in the CD drive... bingo! All's well. Thank you. Sorry for the trouble.
     
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    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Thanks for letting us know. :)

    So would you consider this thread resolved or do you have any other questions?
     
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    miracleman

    miracleman Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thank you, no. It is definitely resolved.
     
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    MrBill

    MrBill SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Glad you got it going. Why did you use something else besides MS Format to wipe the drive?

    Please mark it as RESOLVED.
     
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    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Ok, great. :)

    Since this issue is now resolved, please mark this thread as 'Resolved'.

     
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    miracleman

    miracleman Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Actually I didn't know MS had its own. I simply bought Drive-Erase-Pro years ago and use it whenever I wanna clean a PC? Are you saying that I can do the same thing thru XP?
     
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    MrBill

    MrBill SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    You did a drive wipe which is OK if you are giving a PC away and you have some very sensitive data on it. I have gave many away since Win 98 and just used the format and not the quick one and then reinstalled the OS and updated everything.

    What you did was fine.
     
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