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I have to use the CD every time I wnat to open win XP.I went to Bios and change the pboot priotirity to Hd. No results.

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A few focused, practical checks that fill the gaps in the replies above.

As noted, the exact error text shown when you boot without the CD is the single most useful clue (examples for XP include messages about NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM, or a missing/corrupt boot configuration). Confirm the BIOS actually lists the hard drive model (not just “Hard Disk”) and that the SATA/IDE controller mode hasn’t been changed since Windows was installed (changing IDE↔AHCI can make XP fail to boot). Also rule out a loose SATA/IDE or power cable or a failing drive—if the drive disappears from BIOS intermittently, repair attempts may be pointless until the hardware is fixed.

If the drive is visible, try Repair Console steps from the XP CD (boot the CD and press R). The usual, non-destructive sequence is:

chkdsk /r
fixboot c:
fixmbr
bootcfg /rebuild
  • chkdsk /r checks and repairs file-system errors and bad sectors.
  • fixboot rewrites the partition boot sector.
  • fixmbr repairs the master boot record (caution: this will overwrite non‑Windows bootloaders like GRUB).
  • bootcfg /rebuild rescans and recreates boot.ini.

If the error mentions NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM, copy those files from the CD’s i386 folder to C:\ (for example copy D:\i386\ntldr C:\), using the CD drive letter shown when in Recovery Console.

These repair steps expand on ’s observation and can often avoid a full reinstall (the reinstall idea from remains a last-resort option). Always consider imaging or backing up the drive before running low‑level repairs if the data is important.

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Member Avatar for JorgeM

When you boot the computer without the cd, what error do you see?

Member Avatar for raavn111

I think in your system operating system need to be re installed
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Member Avatar for mjdodd

It could be your mbr (master boot record) on the hard disk is corrupted. Google mbr and how to recover to find out more. Clearly a full reinstall will repair the mbr but there are simpler methods!
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Member Avatar for sumitseo

Took me out happy to read this problem. and nice to compliment the other member. Thanks for sharing the knowledge. Thanks.......

Member Avatar for thor21344

You never stated how long this has been going on or what was the last thing that you did before it started to happen

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