I have had this problem for some time and I am just now getting a chance to work on it. I had XP Home and just tried the other day to install XP Media Center I had laying around and see if that would solve the problem. It doesn't. Both before (with XP home) and now (with XP media) I have to have the operating system disc that I used to install in the DVD drive at startup for windows to load. Otherwise I get an error and it won't let me start up until I restart with the disc in.

Anyone seen this problem before or have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

7/3/2008 6:59:57 PM

pretty strange

what is the error you're getting

i would have assumed you just needed to reload the bootsector but installing MCE would have done that for you

7/3/2008 7:01:26 PM

NTLDR is missing

Press Crtl + Alt + Delete to restart

7/3/2008 7:20:05 PM

search google for "NTLDR is missing." i dont remember how to fix it (maybe boot to windows cd recovery mode and do a fixboot or fixmbr) but check google for sure

7/3/2008 7:30:50 PM

i've had it happen a few times

dont remember the fix either tho, google dat shieet

once i had to do fdisk /mbr then reinstalled to get things back right.. dunno in your case tho (ps don't do that unless you know what youre doing btw)

[Edited on July 3, 2008 at 8:02 PM. Reason : asdf]

7/3/2008 8:01:53 PM

well i've been getting it to start up by changing the boot priority and having CD drive 1st. whenever i have the HD before the CD drive, or I don't have the OS in the CD drive, it gets that error.

7/3/2008 8:16:29 PM