Need help installing Windows XP to second drive...

[Hork]

I have a computer that has a 40GB NTFS drive as IDE-0 (primary master) and an 8GB FAT32 Drive as IDE-1 (secondary master) as well as an old CD-ROM drive as secondary slave.

I was able to boot up using the 8GB drive that had Windows 98 on it, with the windows CD in the CD-ROM drive.

I did a new install of Windows XP to the 40GB drive, but when I tried to change the bios so it booted from the new drive I got the error message "NTLDR is missing. CTRL-ALT-DEL to reboot."

What's the best way to install Windows XP to the 40 GB drive and have it boot from there, and then use the old 8GB drive as a second drive?

 

[GregANDTCH]

Sounds like you might have installed WinXP to the new drive, but the boot files it needs are on the old drive.
Can you boot with just the CD & the old drive disconnected.
Maybe you can do a repair and it can put the boot files on the new drive.
Have your SATA ide files on a floppy so you can install them.
That might be your problem to begin with.
Did you install them the first time?

 

[Hork]

It wasn't a SATA drive... just IDE.

I ended up disconnecting the secondary bootable drive and installing Windows XP from the CD to the primary drive. This worked.

Thanks!

 

[GregANDTCH]

It wasn't a SATA drive... just IDE.

Sorry
It's sad that I didn't read your information correctly & it was only 10pm.
(not the usual time like this reply)

Glad you got it working!