Unable to boot from USB stick

I am trying to boot into Active@Boot Disk from USB stick after 1st setting BIOS to boot from USB.

The message I get is from Windows Boot Manager :-

Windows failed to start (repair your computer, etc)
File: \Boot\BCD
Status: 0xc000000e
Error occurred while attempting to read boot configuration data.

I am running a dual boot system with XP on C: and Windows 7 on D: , both on the same physical disk.
I know the USB stick is OK because I can boot from it on my laptop which also is dual boot (XP and Ubuntu).

Has anyone any suggestions please.

 

maybe reason is laptop differ destop at hard disk:
exam: laptop: hdd(0,1):\\Boot\BCD (hard disk/patition)
destop: hdd(1,1):\\Boot\BCD (hard disk/patition)

 

you have to enable boot sequence in your bios,if it won't work, flash your bios with the latest...

 

I think you are right. On the desktop the dual boot is controlled by Windows Boot Manager which is Windows 7. On the laptop dual boot is controlled by Grub which is Linux (Ubuntu) and presumably more cooperative.

Thanks for trying to help but this does not solve the problem. It isn't a matter of life or death because I can still boot to Active Boot Disk via CD, it's just that I thought someone might have the answer.