Windows will not start without OS CD Rom in CD Drive

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I have tried many things, including reinstallation, repair of an installed
OS, taking RAM chips out one by one, changing boot order in Bios, doing a
Bios flash, trying different raid drivers, etc. The system will start as
long as the OS Cd is in the drive. I tried installing my old copy of Windows
2000, and I have the same problem. I really have no idea what to try next
that hasn't been tried. Any help is appreciated.
 
Hi Luke,

Boot the WinXP CD, load the recovery console. From the command prompt,
delete boot.ini on the root of the system drive. Then run bootcfg /rebuild.
When finished, remove the CD and restart the system.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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