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HelpBOOT: Couldn't find NTLDR
Please insert another disk
Does anyone have an idea as to what I might have done wrong and how I can fix this? Thanks in advance for your time!
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XP CD Slipstr SP1: NTLDR not found
NTLDR not found error on boot
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Posted 23 May 2004 - 10:37 PM
I followed the instructions for creating a bootable streamlined XP cd with SP1. After burning the cd I tried to boot from it and received the following error:
BOOT: Couldn't find NTLDR
Please insert another disk
Does anyone have an idea as to what I might have done wrong and how I can fix this? Thanks in advance for your time!
BOOT: Couldn't find NTLDR
Please insert another disk
Does anyone have an idea as to what I might have done wrong and how I can fix this? Thanks in advance for your time!
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Posted 24 May 2004 - 01:03 AM
Did the boot image get added in your burning software? I had this problem until I did a search on Google for the Microsoft Boot Image and used that one in Nero. No problems since then.
If the image was used, you should get a "Press Any Key To Boot From CD" or something of that nature.
If the image was used, you should get a "Press Any Key To Boot From CD" or something of that nature.
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Posted 24 May 2004 - 10:35 AM
I chose the boot.bin file I downloaded from the tutorial as the bootable image source. The CD that I actually copied the CD-ROOT data from was not an originally bootable cd. Could this have anything to do with it? This is actually why I am trying to streamline a CD b/c I need a bootable Windows XP cd but the current XP cd I have is not bootable and requires me to use a series of floppies to boot a machine and then install from the CD. Any suggestions? Thanks again ! 
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Posted 24 May 2004 - 10:42 AM
Surf to the guide again and download cdimagepro /cdimagehome, it's much better!
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Posted 24 May 2004 - 10:53 AM
Bâshrat the Sneaky, on May 24 2004, 10:42 AM, said:
Surf to the guide again and download cdimagepro /cdimagehome, it's much better!
I don't see anything on the guide page referencing cdimagepro, is this a cd burning utility or what?
Here is the guide I'm using: http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&id=22
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Posted 24 May 2004 - 12:36 PM
Stupid question, but is your copy of XP full or upgrade?
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Posted 24 May 2004 - 02:03 PM
It's a full version of Windows XP Professional, has autorun and what not so that you can install as an upgrade if you so choose, but you also can boot from floppies and install fresh. My hope is to use the slipstream tutorial to make a bootable version of the CD. I'm actually trying to install the OS onto a Virtual machine in Virtual PC so I don't have access to floppies on the machine and need to be able to boot from CD for a new installation.
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Posted 24 May 2004 - 05:32 PM
Take the floppy out of your drive if theres one in it...
I know stupid answer, but ive seen it happen lots
I know stupid answer, but ive seen it happen lots
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