Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a new
Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a slip
streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was using
as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
....will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get the
"press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:

Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)

What is causing this?
Ernie

runthe fixboot command.
there is info/instruct. on the command @ microsoft.com

"ens" <ens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C24F045E-4F5B-4F6F-A020-7D823EAF7391@microsoft.com...
> Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a new
> Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a slip
> streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was
> using
> as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
> ...will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get the
> "press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:
>
> Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
> NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)
>
> What is causing this?
> Ernie

Sorry to be so long in reply. Thanks for suggestion. That didn't work
either. Any other suggestions?
Ernie

"DatabaseBen" wrote:

> runthe fixboot command.
> there is info/instruct. on the command @ microsoft.com
>
> "ens" <ens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C24F045E-4F5B-4F6F-A020-7D823EAF7391@microsoft.com...
> > Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a new
> > Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a slip
> > streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was
> > using
> > as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
> > ...will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get the
> > "press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:
> >
> > Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
> > NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)
> >
> > What is causing this?
> > Ernie
>
>
>

Seems that HAL mismatched and somewhere broke ,cause you put HD from another
PC which has diferent hardware
i think command should be FIXMBR and not FIXBOOT
try that!
"ens" <ens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2B645CCC-5DC1-494D-B233-11EE6AF54EB5@microsoft.com...
> Sorry to be so long in reply. Thanks for suggestion. That didn't work
> either. Any other suggestions?
> Ernie
>
> "DatabaseBen" wrote:
>
>> runthe fixboot command.
>> there is info/instruct. on the command @ microsoft.com
>>
>> "ens" <ens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C24F045E-4F5B-4F6F-A020-7D823EAF7391@microsoft.com...
>> > Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a
>> > new
>> > Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a
>> > slip
>> > streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was
>> > using
>> > as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
>> > ...will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get
>> > the
>> > "press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:
>> >
>> > Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
>> > NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)
>> >
>> > What is causing this?
>> > Ernie
>>
>>
>>
>

Using the MAP ARC command in the Recovery Console should shed some
light on the problem. Your boot.ini rdisk value is probably wrong.

John

ens wrote:

> Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a new
> Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a slip
> streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was using
> as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
> ...will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get the
> "press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:
>
> Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
> NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)
>
> What is causing this?
> Ernie

Sorry to be so long in reply. Thanks for suggestion. That didn't work
either. Any other suggestions?
Ernie

"DatabaseBen" wrote:

> runthe fixboot command.
> there is info/instruct. on the command @ microsoft.com
>
> "ens" <ens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C24F045E-4F5B-4F6F-A020-7D823EAF7391@microsoft.com...
> > Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a new
> > Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a slip
> > streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was
> > using
> > as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
> > ...will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get the
> > "press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:
> >
> > Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
> > NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)
> >
> > What is causing this?
> > Ernie
>
>
>

Seems that HAL mismatched and somewhere broke ,cause you put HD from another
PC which has diferent hardware
i think command should be FIXMBR and not FIXBOOT
try that!
"ens" <ens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2B645CCC-5DC1-494D-B233-11EE6AF54EB5@microsoft.com...
> Sorry to be so long in reply. Thanks for suggestion. That didn't work
> either. Any other suggestions?
> Ernie
>
> "DatabaseBen" wrote:
>
>> runthe fixboot command.
>> there is info/instruct. on the command @ microsoft.com
>>
>> "ens" <ens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C24F045E-4F5B-4F6F-A020-7D823EAF7391@microsoft.com...
>> > Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a
>> > new
>> > Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a
>> > slip
>> > streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was
>> > using
>> > as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
>> > ...will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get
>> > the
>> > "press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:
>> >
>> > Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
>> > NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)
>> >
>> > What is causing this?
>> > Ernie
>>
>>
>>
>

Using the MAP ARC command in the Recovery Console should shed some
light on the problem. Your boot.ini rdisk value is probably wrong.

John

ens wrote:

> Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a new
> Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a slip
> streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was using
> as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
> ...will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get the
> "press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:
>
> Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
> NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)
>
> What is causing this?
> Ernie

Well, finally got it going. Ended up being the jumper on the HD. It wasn't
there and I and everyone else assumed it would default to master or cable
select... Wrong. Put the jumper on the master pins and it worked fine.
Thanks for all your efforts.
Ernie

"John John" wrote:

> Using the MAP ARC command in the Recovery Console should shed some
> light on the problem. Your boot.ini rdisk value is probably wrong.
>
> John
>
> ens wrote:
>
> > Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a new
> > Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a slip
> > streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was using
> > as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
> > ...will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get the
> > "press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:
> >
> > Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
> > NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)
> >
> > What is causing this?
> > Ernie
>
>

Well, finally got it going. Ended up being the jumper on the HD. It wasn't
there and I and everyone else assumed it would default to master or cable
select... Wrong. Put the jumper on the master pins and it worked fine.
Thanks for all your efforts.
Ernie

"John John" wrote:

> Using the MAP ARC command in the Recovery Console should shed some
> light on the problem. Your boot.ini rdisk value is probably wrong.
>
> John
>
> ens wrote:
>
> > Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a new
> > Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a slip
> > streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was using
> > as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
> > ...will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get the
> > "press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:
> >
> > Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
> > NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)
> >
> > What is causing this?
> > Ernie
>
>

Thanks for the follow up, it helps everybody when posters tell us how
they fixed the problem.

John

ens wrote:

> Well, finally got it going. Ended up being the jumper on the HD. It wasn't
> there and I and everyone else assumed it would default to master or cable
> select... Wrong. Put the jumper on the master pins and it worked fine.
> Thanks for all your efforts.
> Ernie
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>
>>Using the MAP ARC command in the Recovery Console should shed some
>>light on the problem. Your boot.ini rdisk value is probably wrong.
>>
>>John
>>
>>ens wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a new
>>>Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a slip
>>>streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was using
>>>as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
>>>...will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get the
>>>"press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:
>>>
>>>Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
>>>NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)
>>>
>>>What is causing this?
>>>Ernie
>>
>>

Thanks for the follow up, it helps everybody when posters tell us how
they fixed the problem.

John

ens wrote:

> Well, finally got it going. Ended up being the jumper on the HD. It wasn't
> there and I and everyone else assumed it would default to master or cable
> select... Wrong. Put the jumper on the master pins and it worked fine.
> Thanks for all your efforts.
> Ernie
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>
>>Using the MAP ARC command in the Recovery Console should shed some
>>light on the problem. Your boot.ini rdisk value is probably wrong.
>>
>>John
>>
>>ens wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Have been using a HD as secondary on computer with no problems. Got a new
>>>Computer and using the old main HD as secondary on new one. Have a slip
>>>streamed xp Pro sp2 cd. Trying to do a clean install on the HD I was using
>>>as secondary. Formatted for NTFS. Copies all the files, etc. then the
>>>...will reboot in 14 seconds... goes thru that, but momentarily get the
>>>"press any key to boot from CD", then goes to:
>>>
>>>Couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
>>>NTLDR: Couldn't open drive........... (same as above)
>>>
>>>What is causing this?
>>>Ernie
>>
>>