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I've searched the web about that problem, and now I do understand it a lot more.
I found that web-site, talking about the issue in question: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm
So, here is what I tried a few minutes ago ...
1. Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer.
2. When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.
3. Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows.
4. Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.
5. You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password.
6. Copy the below two files to the root directory of the primary hard disk. In the below example we are copying these files from the CD-ROM drive letter "E". This letter may be different on your computer.
copy e:\i386\ntldr c:
copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:
7. Once both of these files have been successfully copied, remove the CD from the computer and reboot.
Ok, I reached step #6 without problems, but then step #6 itself couldn't complete because each time I tried to copy any of the two files it gave me a "Access Denied" message. As far as passwords is concerned, there is none. I am indeed the Admin of the only Session I have active on this partition (C:\). And since there is no password, I left the password area blank, which worked, since after that I could actually type the command lines for the actual copy prodecure.
Now, I'd like to know something ... I do have the original Windows XP CD-Rom, which contains the required files in its i386 folder.
Would it be safe to simply copy and paste those two files from the CD-Rom to the root directory ? Would it end up in the same result as if I would have done it via a command prompt after POST ?
I found that web-site, talking about the issue in question: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm
So, here is what I tried a few minutes ago ...
1. Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer.
2. When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.
3. Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows.
4. Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.
5. You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password.
6. Copy the below two files to the root directory of the primary hard disk. In the below example we are copying these files from the CD-ROM drive letter "E". This letter may be different on your computer.
copy e:\i386\ntldr c:
copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:
7. Once both of these files have been successfully copied, remove the CD from the computer and reboot.
Ok, I reached step #6 without problems, but then step #6 itself couldn't complete because each time I tried to copy any of the two files it gave me a "Access Denied" message. As far as passwords is concerned, there is none. I am indeed the Admin of the only Session I have active on this partition (C:\). And since there is no password, I left the password area blank, which worked, since after that I could actually type the command lines for the actual copy prodecure.
Now, I'd like to know something ... I do have the original Windows XP CD-Rom, which contains the required files in its i386 folder.
Would it be safe to simply copy and paste those two files from the CD-Rom to the root directory ? Would it end up in the same result as if I would have done it via a command prompt after POST ?