Windows will not start without OS CD Rom in CD Drive

[Guest]

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.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

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