No disk in computer

[baumer]

I am running XP Home. Recently I added a bigger hard drive and had t
reinstall the OS. Since that time I have downloaded Ad Aware and Spybo
Search and Destroy. But when I try to run the programs I get a windo
that pops up that says NO DISC, try again, cancel or continue. An
help? This thing never happened before.

Thanks Gar

 

[Wesley Vogel]

What drive letter is Windows on?

What is the drive letter for the new drive?

What is the drive letter for the old drive?

What drive letter are the programs on?

What drive are the program shortcuts on and what drive do the shortcuts
point to?

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[Wesley Vogel]

What is the actual error message?

[[Non-System disk or disk error

Replace and press any key when ready ]]
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[[Q. What causes a non-system disk error?

A. Non-System Disk or Disk Error results when the Basic Input/Output System
(BIOS) cannot find the boot sector or the master boot record is missing or
damaged; i.e. the device does not have bootable media. The BIOS searches
drives in the order usually specified in the CMOS Setup. This order is
often, but not always, A: (floppy drive), C: (first partition on the hard
disk)… The error will occur during startup if the CMOS is set so the BIOS
seeks the floppy drive first and a non-bootable (or blank) floppy is in (was
left in) the floppy drive. Other causes include:

• No bootable partition on a hard disk drive
• A defective hard disk drive
• The CMOS drive settings (parameters) are not correct for the boot device
• Defective floppy
• Defective floppy drive
• A virus ]]
http://www.duxcw.com/faq/win/nosys.htm

Error message when you start your computer with a non-system disk
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812492

Invalid / Non System Disk error
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000229.htm

Creating a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311073

How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being unable
to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314079


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[baumer]

I am running XP Home. Recently I added a bigger hard drive and had to
reinstall the OS. Since that time I have downloaded Ad Aware and Spybot
Search and Destroy. But when I try to run the programs I get a window
that pops up that says NO DISC, try again, cancel or continue. Any
help? This thing never happened before.

Thanks Gary

The drive letter Windows is on is K.
The drive letter for the new drive is K.
The old drive is set up as a slave and is U.
The programs are on drive K.