SimonCleaver
Geek Trainee
Hi all
I have pc running xp x64 edition with 2 sata drives installed.
1st drive holds os, 2nd drive holds My Docs.
Originally, the drives were in 2 pc's with xp installed on both.
I have reformatted both and re-installed in a single pc.
I installed xp on 1st drive, and 2nd drive has My Docs.
Everything was working fine until I installed asrock cool n quiet.
Now, when I boot up, I get an os choice menu:
Windows XP x64 edition OR
Windows XP (Default).
If I select Windows XP x64 edition, all is ok.
If I select Windows (default), then the boot fails with error "missing file ntldr"
The file boot.ini does not list a second os and is as follows:
[Boot Loader]
timeout=30
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS /usepmtimer
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional x64 Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer
This is not a major problem, as I can always select the correct os. But annoyingly, if I forget and walk away from the pc whilst booting, then it auto selects the incorrect os.
any ideas? many thanks
I have pc running xp x64 edition with 2 sata drives installed.
1st drive holds os, 2nd drive holds My Docs.
Originally, the drives were in 2 pc's with xp installed on both.
I have reformatted both and re-installed in a single pc.
I installed xp on 1st drive, and 2nd drive has My Docs.
Everything was working fine until I installed asrock cool n quiet.
Now, when I boot up, I get an os choice menu:
Windows XP x64 edition OR
Windows XP (Default).
If I select Windows XP x64 edition, all is ok.
If I select Windows (default), then the boot fails with error "missing file ntldr"
The file boot.ini does not list a second os and is as follows:
[Boot Loader]
timeout=30
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS /usepmtimer
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional x64 Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer
This is not a major problem, as I can always select the correct os. But annoyingly, if I forget and walk away from the pc whilst booting, then it auto selects the incorrect os.
any ideas? many thanks