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Win XP Pro Boot Problem

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by debcoinc

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I installed a second hard drive (SATA) and since then it will not boot without the Win XP disk in the CD Drive (and only on one of the two drives installed). With the OS disk in the drive I get a startup message "press any key to boot on the CD" I ignore this and shortly thereafter it boots on the hard drive OS. How do I get rid of this extra step?

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by p.j.hutchison

Confirm that the correct hard disk is in correct boot sequence in the BIOS Setup.

Check that the boot files on the the Hard disk: Boot.ini, NTLDR, NTDetect.com.

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