xp repair problems

[Guest]

Hi

Ok to start it =i installed a new hard drive into my pc that is running windows xp prof i restarted and ended up getting errors eg insert boot disk so instead of messing around i went forth and istalled a fresh copy of xp onto a different hard drive, thinking ill copy all work from other drive then format it and install winxp again....anyways both drives are giving me errors know they are.
1:NTLDR MISSING....... what do i need to do here
2:RE-INSTALL a copy of <windows root>\system32\hal.dll.......... what do i need to do here
3: insert boot disk and press enter......... what do i need to do here
4:the weirdest of all......... windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem.Could not read from the selected boot disk .Check boot path and disk hardware .Please check the windows documentation about hard disk configuration and hard reference manuals for additional info...... i dont have any documentation nor manuals.So i need yall help out there

Im running a
AMD ATHLON PROCESSOR XP 2083 MH
ASUS MOTHERBOARD A7V600 VIA KT60
1 20GB SEAGATE HRD
1 80 GB SEAGATE HR
1 120GB SEAGATE HR

when i load from xp cd once it gets to windows seput it freezes and cant go any futher

pLEASE ALL AND ANY HELP , I DONT HAVE TIME TO TAKE PC IN FOR REPAIRS , I HAVE AN IMPORTAND PROJECT TO BE DONE BY THE MORNING.
ALL KNOWLEDGE APPRECIATED I N ADVANCE
tHANK

 

[Len Segal]

Is there any possibility that you may have had two HDDs set as "Master" on
the same IDE controller? Your symptoms certainly sound that way.

If you BOOT from the CD and still can't even install XP on the HDD, again my
question above sounds likely.

Make sure that all HDDs are set properly (jumpers) and if that doesn't
resolve anything, post back a reply to that effect and any other info that
might be helpful to any of us in trying to help you.

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Len Segal, MCP
Microsoft - MVP
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Hi

Ok to start it =i installed a new hard drive into my pc that is running

windows xp prof i restarted and ended up getting errors eg insert boot disk
so instead of messing around i went forth and istalled a fresh copy of xp
onto a different hard drive, thinking ill copy all work from other drive
then format it and install winxp again....anyways both drives are giving me
errors know they are..

1:NTLDR MISSING....... what do i need to do here?
2:RE-INSTALL a copy of <windows root>\system32\hal.dll.......... what do i need to do here?
3: insert boot disk and press enter......... what do i need to do here?
4:the weirdest of all......... windows could not start because of a

computer disk hardware configuration problem.Could not read from the
selected boot disk .Check boot path and disk hardware .Please check the
windows documentation about hard disk configuration and hard reference
manuals for additional info...... i dont have any documentation nor
manuals.So i need yall help out there.

Im running a
AMD ATHLON PROCESSOR XP 2083 MHZ
ASUS MOTHERBOARD A7V600 VIA KT600
1 20GB SEAGATE HRD
1 80 GB SEAGATE HRD
1 120GB SEAGATE HRD

when i load from xp cd once it gets to windows seput it freezes and cant go any futher ?

pLEASE ALL AND ANY HELP , I DONT HAVE TIME TO TAKE PC IN FOR REPAIRS , I

HAVE AN IMPORTAND PROJECT TO BE DONE BY THE MORNING..

 

[Len Segal]

First try resetting your BIOS. When the HDD doesn't boot properly, I have
found this to work in at least one case.

Next (assuming the above doesn't do it), you might have a failed
installation of XP on your HDDs (if they failed before completing
installation this is very likely). If this is the case, set your CD as
primary boot device and boot from a WinXP CD, choose to do a REPAIR INSTALL
and if it completes successfully you should be all set.

If this won't install successfully, disconnect ALL but one HDD, Video card
(remove all other cards) and try to do a REPAIR INSTALL again.

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Len Segal, MCP
Microsoft - MVP
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i only have the 1 hd connected as master if i let it start up it comes up

saying i need to isert a boot disk and press enter and when it loads from xp
cd it still freezes in windows startup...

 

[Guest]

OK i type R and and just says c:/windows what commands am i suppost to use also when boot from hdd it says disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter what does this mean and how do i create a system disk
Thanks

 

[Len Segal]

If you boot from CD and choose the Repair Install, no commands are required.
It should complete the "repair install" and after that when you change your
boot setup (in BIOS) back to the HDD first, it should boot just fine (it
creates the C drive as a "system disk".

After you run the Repair Install, make sure to remove the CD so your system
doesn't try to boot from the CD each time.

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Regards,
Len Segal, MCP
Microsoft - MVP
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OK i type R and and just says c:/windows what commands am i suppost to use

also when boot from hdd it says disk boot failure, insert system disk and
press enter what does this mean and how do i create a system disk?