XP BOOTING PROBLEM

[dennis]

I just installed WinXP Home (Clean Install) on my Dell
Dimension P3 Desktop...
Now, whenver I try to power on the computer, I get the
following message: "Invalid Boot Diskette..insert Boot
diskette in A:" (there are NO disks in the A: drive or
the D: drive)

The system will not proceed to boot into XP until I hit
Control/Alt/Delete...and then the startup is fairly
slow...(tapping esc,delete,alt,enter or anything else
just causes the error message to repeat...

Why is this happening and how can I fix it? It was
suggested that I create a boot disk...how is that done? I
am pretty new at this stuff, and I'm totally frustrated
and confused....can anybody help???

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Dennis,

The boot files are messed up. Boot the WinXP CD, load the recovery console.
run fixboot from the command prompt.

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"dennis" > wrote in message
...
> I just installed WinXP Home (Clean Install) on my Dell
> Dimension P3 Desktop...
> Now, whenver I try to power on the computer, I get the
> following message: "Invalid Boot Diskette..insert Boot
> diskette in A:" (there are NO disks in the A: drive or
> the D: drive)
>
> The system will not proceed to boot into XP until I hit
> Control/Alt/Delete...and then the startup is fairly
> slow...(tapping esc,delete,alt,enter or anything else
> just causes the error message to repeat...
>
> Why is this happening and how can I fix it? It was
> suggested that I create a boot disk...how is that done? I
> am pretty new at this stuff, and I'm totally frustrated
> and confused....can anybody help???
>