install xp on formatted drive

[Guest]

I recently found out my xp pro was a pirate copy. I formatted the hard drive.
Now, I'm told, when installing a legitimate xp home OS, that NTLDR is
missing. That's as far as I get. Why?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I recently found out my xp pro was a pirate copy. I formatted the
hard drive. Now, I'm told, when installing a legitimate xp home OS,
that NTLDR is missing. That's as far as I get. Why?

How did you 'format', why did you 'format' and have you cleaned your CD
drive, checked the new Winodws XP CD for scratches/smudges, etc?

 

[db]

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I recently found out my xp pro was a pirate copy. I formatted the hard drive.
Now, I'm told, when installing a legitimate xp home OS, that NTLDR is
missing. That's as far as I get. Why?