no xp boot

[sjaaaf]

Because off a crahs a had to put my laptop harddisk into another laptop witch is from another brand.
And now windows xp pro sp3 will not boot even not in saf mode.
I have a windows cd but when i boot it i can't get into the repair mode?

plaese help

[bill4676]

hd

because you have put the hd in another laptop you have removed the boot partion from it best thing is put the hd back in origanal laptop and boot from cd in bios get a windows xp cd DO NoT USE A REINSTALL CD IT WONT WORK, becaue the boot partion is gone. you must use a windows xp install a fresh OS should be fine

[sjaaaf]

The original laptop is defect and is no longer available.

The new laptop will boot just windows is not loading.
This laptop is from a totally different type.

any ideas????

[cloudnineuk54]

i personally would killdisk it,and reinstall windows

[sjaaaf]

There are programs on this disk I really need this windows version and so this hard disk has to work in another laptop.

Reinstall is not an option, sorry

[cloudnineuk54]

There are programs on this disk I really need this windows version and so this hard disk has to work in another laptop.

Reinstall is not an option, sorry

ok mate,good luck with it

[razzer]

All you can do is use the h/d in a caddy to make it into an external h/d.Then plug it into any working pc and try to pull the files of that you want.But thats all i can think of at the mo.

[lolypop000]

Try with Hierens boot cd 10.2

[pawliukazz]

Because off a crahs a had to put my laptop harddisk into another laptop witch is from another brand.
And now windows xp pro sp3 will not boot even not in saf mode.
I have a windows cd but when i boot it i can't get into the repair mode?

plaese help

If i were you i'd use "mini windows xp" from hirens boot cd to boot up, then i would save all needed information to another external hdd

[Melosi]

Dude if you want to save documents that you have in the HDD that can happen , but to repair that copy of Windows you must find the same Laptop , because will not work with different computers

[beetlejuice_85]

I Think too it will work, as external h/d. Another way not known me, as this.

Sorry for my bad english

[cabaniss34]

I would use a USB 2.0 to IDE & SATA Cable and piggy back it and recover all data off your HD then I would format and partition the HD on piggy back and that should do the trick or just use our favorite MINIXP hirens boot CD and drag to a Portable HD !!!!

[kisjoska]

Take a Windows XP setup cd..
Start from it..
And when ask you second time what you want to do, choose repair...
Thats all...

I did it same today...