XP PRO boot problem "missing operating system"

[SFS]

XP PRO on Laptop with all the files compressed. I just use this PC for
remote access to work.

In recovery console off XP boot disk:

Windows is located on d: And all the files are there.

d:\map (shows)

D: NTFS 4102 meg
\device\harddisk0\partition1
C: 8 meg
\device\harddisk0\partition2
A:
\device\floppy0
E:
\device\CDRom0

It looks like it is trying to boot off c: rather than d:
(Actually D: should be C

Any suggestions as how to fix this?

(This occurred while trying to ghost the disk with Norton.)

Thanks
STEPHEN

 

[Spinner]

Was the boot disk always D, or has the drive letter changed after ghosting,
and what exectly did you do when you ran ghost?

 

[SFS]

I plugged an external 2.5 USB drive in to the laptop. XP found the drive. I
ran Ghost. It started and I left for work as I knew this would take a long
time. When I came back 'Missing operating system " was on the screen. There
was nothing on the 2.5 drive.

I don't believe there was a D drive before. Unless that has something to do
with the compression?



STEPHEN

 

[Spinner]

Sounds like it tried to ghost to the 8mb partition instead..
What you can try, and there is no gurantee this will work but it may.
Boot with a floppy or an xp CD and delete the 8mb C drive.
That will leave the D drive as the only partition and and should default it
back to C.