re: XP requires CD to boot into XP
Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 8:19 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ricer46
(22029 messages posted)
"Now, I hear you guys going "Uh uh, so typical virus""
Don't be so presumptuous, that does not sound at all like a virus. Certainly not
a typical one. I would be inclined to agree with Jacob. By the way you didn't search
very well because you are far from the first to post this problem here.
On Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 5:10 am, Mats Eriksson wrote:
>Hi!
>I really have searched and scrutinized the forum for this, as I thought this would
>be quite common and a no-noto fix but I can't find anything.
>
>The following problem:
>
>Although I have succeded to completely reinstall WIndows XP SP1 and upgraded to
SP3
>and checked disks and so on, it can't still reboot without having the original SP
>CD put in. It wont start with HD. I have to go into BIOS and change the boot order
>to CD first. When I put in CD it cruises right in to XP SP3 without a hatch.
>
>I have tried the recovery consoled with ALL of these commands Bootcfg and switches
>and MBR and SYSTEMROOT and whatever. I have checked that the BOOT.INI is ok and
so
>on.
>
>Now, I hear you guys going "Uh uh, so typical virus". But this computer hasn't been
>on the internet at all, and has no antivirus program installed. All updates from
>Microsoft (from SP to SP3 and patches) where done the hard way.
>
>Now, since I have done a complete reinstall and reformat, it still can't find the
>boot sector on the hard disk. It registered alright, and activated alright. The
system
>works, BUT only with a XP Install CD put in. I've checked the boot order to inside
>the boot.ini file.
>
>The messafe i get when it has done POST TEST is:
>
>"DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER"
>
>And when I put in CD and press enter it runs ok. No signs in event viewern about
>this at all. All BIOS and such things are updated completely. Just for info, this
>system crashed when isntalling drivers for my new soundcard a MOTU 828 mk3. I've
>asked over at their site too, but that's another problem, since I've totally reinstalled
>now, so there ain't no residue left. That computer is totally "un-netted" using
it
>just for multimedia purposes and has no stray, freeware, or dodgy programs installed,
>at all.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>/Mats
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