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Solve : Problem with installing windows XP SP3?

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Hi,

I am trying to install a bootable windows xp sp3 CD , but i get this message when i start my pc :

"NTLDR is missing , PRESS ctrl+alt+del to restart " , and the CD doesnt get to work .... can anyone help me solve this problem plz ?You are not booting to the cd. Change the boot order in the bios so the cd is at the top.no , the cdrom is the 1st boot deviceYou cannot get that message if you are booting to an XP CD.Quote from: ADG on September 05, 2009, 11:11:34 AM

You cannot get that message if you are booting to an XP CD.

Are you sure ? coz that's the case now ...YES, I'm sure. The system doesn't need a bootloader if you are booting to a cd.so wht COULD be the problem ? the CD itself ?Either the cd is not a bootable XP cd or the bios is not set to boot to the cd.how do i set the bios to boot from cd ?

wht i did is press del on startup then from advanced bios features choose cdrom as 1st boot device is that right ?That's CORRECT. Did you save the change on exit? And you might want to try booting to the cd on another computer.hello I downloaded xp onto my computer i had a message like that i'm not sure exactly what it said i used a different cd rom and it workedQuote from: superdupermido on September 05, 2009, 11:58:01 AM
so wht could be the problem ? the CD itself ?
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If you are getting a bootloader error message it only means you have left out important info on how exactly you FUBAR'd this machine...Quote from: patio on September 05, 2009, 06:14:22 PM
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If you are getting a bootloader error message it only means you have left out important info on how exactly you FUBAR'd this machine...
As long as he created the cd correctly and he's booting to the cd, I don't SEE how he can get that message.


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