Juvenile mistake folks. I apologize for my ignorance.
I installed Linux Red Hat 7 from an old book in an attempt to become Linux savvy. This is where it gets spooky.
HP
OEM Pre-install Win XP SP2 (No RECOVERY CONSOLE)
Two Physical HDDs
I didn’t set up an additional hardware profile which was my initial mistake. However, I began the installation on a secondary HDD. Leaving me Loading Linux from the MBR on the Primary and running the OS from the secondary. When I boot without the Secondary attached I get the following:
L_
With the underscore blinking of course. I have tried a WinMe bootable from bootdisk.com, WinXP quickboot from the same site and have tried booting to DOS from the linux bootloader which only starts System Recovery offering only destrucitve and non-destructive recovery options. And upon recovery it boots into Linux and/or revisits the L_ blinker.
{The bootables only render a blinking cursor without the “L”}
Anyone? I have attempted to modify the boot.ini file which still shouldn’t affect my inability to boot to a startup.