Can't boot WindowsXP after a reconnection of the HDD
Desktop machine having 2 HDD's:
HDD one Hitachi SATA 2: 2 installations.
1.Windows Vista Home Premium 32b.
2.Windows 7 Professional 64b.
HDD two WD Caviar SATA 1: 1 installation.
Windows XP Professional sp2 32b.
Previous boot menu entry:
Windows XP Professional (check marked)
Windows 7 Professional
Windows Vista Home Premium
The cause of the problem:
Disconnected HDD two for testing another HDD.
Problem occurred after the reconnection of this HDD.
Current situation:
1. It takes 3 or 4 minutes to come to the boot menu after the start.
2. Windows XP Professional (check marked) does not boot.
3. Windows Vista and Windows 7 still boot but takes another 3 or 4 minutes to complete the booting.
Failed to add a new entry:
Have tried to add a new entry of the Windows XP but failed. A message says:
"EasyBCD failed to detect a valid installation of Windows NT - 2003 on all mounted drives and was unable to continue."
Help please.
How to reset the boot menu as it was before?
Thank you very much!
Desktop machine having 2 HDD's:
HDD one Hitachi SATA 2: 2 installations.
1.Windows Vista Home Premium 32b.
2.Windows 7 Professional 64b.
HDD two WD Caviar SATA 1: 1 installation.
Windows XP Professional sp2 32b.
Previous boot menu entry:
Windows XP Professional (check marked)
Windows 7 Professional
Windows Vista Home Premium
The cause of the problem:
Disconnected HDD two for testing another HDD.
Problem occurred after the reconnection of this HDD.
Current situation:
1. It takes 3 or 4 minutes to come to the boot menu after the start.
2. Windows XP Professional (check marked) does not boot.
3. Windows Vista and Windows 7 still boot but takes another 3 or 4 minutes to complete the booting.
Failed to add a new entry:
Have tried to add a new entry of the Windows XP but failed. A message says:
"EasyBCD failed to detect a valid installation of Windows NT - 2003 on all mounted drives and was unable to continue."
Help please.
How to reset the boot menu as it was before?
Thank you very much!
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