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Alex · Feb 29, 2008, 04:35 AM

This is caused by:

Computer is booting from a non-bootable source.
Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS.
Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file.
Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file.
Attempting to upgrade from a Windows 95, 98, or ME computer that is using FAT32.
New hard disk drive being added.
Corrupt boot sector / master boot record.
Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
Loose or Faulty IDE/EIDE hard disk drive cable.

Is there anyway you can get a proper XP or vista CD/DVD and try booting from it? some of those boot cds, especially the ones you get with Dell are rubbish. I know if you get into the XP or Vista OS bootup disc you can delete, format and check out partitions correctly.

If you are missing a sata driver you will probably find it is on a vista DVD as that driver database has been vastly improved over XP's.

Feb 29, 2008, 04:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Alex Driverheaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 151	This is caused by: Computer is booting from a non-bootable source. Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS. Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file. Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file. Attempting to upgrade from a Windows 95, 98, or ME computer that is using FAT32. New hard disk drive being added. Corrupt boot sector / master boot record. Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Loose or Faulty IDE/EIDE hard disk drive cable. Is there anyway you can get a proper XP or vista CD/DVD and try booting from it? some of those boot cds, especially the ones you get with Dell are rubbish. I know if you get into the XP or Vista OS bootup disc you can delete, format and check out partitions correctly. If you are missing a sata driver you will probably find it is on a vista DVD as that driver database has been vastly improved over XP's.