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sabre_the_ned - 31 Mar 2007 21:58 GMT

I recently found out my xp pro was a pirate copy. I formatted the hard drive.
Now, I'm told, when installing a legitimate xp home OS, that NTLDR is
missing. That's as far as I get. Why?

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Shenan Stanley - 31 Mar 2007 22:09 GMT

> I recently found out my xp pro was a pirate copy. I formatted the
> hard drive. Now, I'm told, when installing a legitimate xp home OS,
> that NTLDR is missing. That's as far as I get. Why?

How did you 'format', why did you 'format' and have you cleaned your CD
drive, checked the new Winodws XP CD for scratches/smudges, etc?

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db - 31 Mar 2007 23:09 GMT

http://www.google.com/search?q=NTLDR+is+missing&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8
&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
I recently found out my xp pro was a pirate copy. I formatted the hard drive.
Now, I'm told, when installing a legitimate xp home OS, that NTLDR is
missing. That's as far as I get. Why?
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