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by mbattison

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My system suddenly started posting "Load Error Press any Key to Reboot". I booted with the XP CD and did a repair (fixmbr, fixboot), same problem, but noticed that if I designate CD first, then HD in boot order and allow CD to timeout, it boots normally.

Then I did a Win XP repair on the installation. Same thing. I am at a loss as to why it won't take the fixes, since the boot records are working and my file system exists.

Any help is appreciated.

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by v_2upbha

Hi,
Just wanted to confirm, what you meant by repair...as in a fixmbr,fixboot or something lik a repair install, ie over-the-top installation to reinstate the missing files?

by sgt_shultz

a system that will only boot with the xp setup cd in the drive: this many times is because ntldr is too fragmented to load. have you defragged this box lately?

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