no xp boot

**sjaaaf** · 22nd May, 2010, 10:14 PM

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** · 23rd May, 2010, 12:47 PM

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** · 23rd May, 2010, 01:12 PM

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** · 23rd May, 2010, 01:16 PM

i personally would killdisk it,and reinstall windows

**sjaaaf** · 23rd May, 2010, 01:19 PM

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** · 23rd May, 2010, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by 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

ok mate,good luck with it

**razzer** · 23rd May, 2010, 01:39 PM

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** · 23rd May, 2010, 01:59 PM

Try with Hierens boot cd 10.2

**pawliukazz** · 30th May, 2010, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by 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

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** · 3rd June, 2010, 10:53 PM

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** · 8th June, 2010, 07:56 PM

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

Sorry for my bad english

**cabaniss34** · 9th June, 2010, 07:43 AM

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 !!!!