It is unclear from your request as to what is the nature of your problem.
Thus a response that will provide your solution can't be offered except if
one makes a lucky guess interpreting the posting.
Just so that you have an understanding of the terms used: the Windows XP
installation routine makes several changes to your hard drives. Windows XP
uses two different partitions to store its information: a system partition
and a boot partition. These partitions can exist on a single physical
partition or on two physical partitions. Unfortunately, the way these terms
are used is the reverse of common sense usage. The system partition is the
partition containing the initial bootstrap components and the boot menu. The
boot partition is the partition hosting the Windows XP root folder and all
operational drivers and files.
The boot and system partition files can be located on the same partition, on
different partitions, or even on different hard drives. However, the system
partition must always be on the first hard drive in the system and must be an
active primary partition. The boot partition can be a primary partition or a
logical drive within an extended partition.
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