NTLDR Missing

[thesob40]

Im going explain what im trying to do really quick. Right now i have WindowsXP Home installed on a 80gb harddrive. Also i current have a blank 30gb harddrive which im trying to install another OS on. I turn off my computer, unplug the 80gb which i have the XP Home on and plug in the 30gb harddrive. I start up my computer, get the bios beep, then i get a message saying " NTLDR is missing Press ctrl+alt+del to restart" The file system for the 30gb harddrive is NTFS. Im not sure how to fix this problem. Please help?

 

[mechBgon]

The file it wants is on the 80GB drive. Unplug the 80GB drive, install the desired OS on the 30GB drive, and then opt between them using your BIOS's boot-device priority list. Some brands of motherboards also allow you to hit a key to select the desired boot device off a little list without going into the BIOS... recent Asus boards, try the F8 key when you see the POST screen, for example.

 

[engineereeyore]

Yet, need to set your mobo to boot off the CD drive before the hard drive so you can install the new OS.