Error Loading Operating System

NeedaComputer · 08-25-2006, 02:15 PM

I had XP Pro on a ~150GB NTFS partition. I installed Ubuntu 6.06 on the remaining free ~90GB of space. I let Ubuntu do all the partitioning.
Upon restart, I recieved the "Error Loading Operating System" message just after the memory count. I put the Ubuntu disk back in, and deleted the partition that I had created on the installation. Reboot. Now the Grub Loading screen comes up, but doesn't quite get there, and I get an Error 22. Now I can't Use Either OS.
Is there a way to repair or fix the boot sector, (I assume that's where the problem is)?
Right now I just want to get my XP Pro back up and running without having to reinstall everything.

Thanks.

[-0MEGA-] · 08-25-2006, 02:22 PM

Are you sure you installed Ubuntu on a seperate partition, or did you install it on the same partition along with XP Pro?

If you can install the hard drive as a slave drive in another computer, you should be able to fix the boot sector that way.

NeedaComputer · 08-25-2006, 02:30 PM

It was a separate partition. I think I found my answer here.
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repa...Boot%20Sector:
I was actually on the right track last night since I was in this Recovery Console. I even tryed the FIXBOOT command, but that just made something on d:\

NeedaComputer · 08-25-2006, 02:32 PM

I did however put in an old hdd last night with WIN98 SE on it, in order to copy my old files to the new HDD. But I think I restarted it a couple times with no problems. I know the boot order looks to the new HDD first anyway, so I don't think that that would be a problem.

stpzeroridah · 10-14-2006, 02:18 PM

I get the same message, but I formatted everything. I reinstalled XP from startup and I get that message.

Nothing on the site listed above helps.

PLEASE help!

(this is on another computer obviously)

08-25-2006, 02:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
NeedaComputer Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: MN Age: 26 Posts: 94	Error Loading Operating System I had XP Pro on a ~150GB NTFS partition. I installed Ubuntu 6.06 on the remaining free ~90GB of space. I let Ubuntu do all the partitioning. Upon restart, I recieved the "Error Loading Operating System" message just after the memory count. I put the Ubuntu disk back in, and deleted the partition that I had created on the installation. Reboot. Now the Grub Loading screen comes up, but doesn't quite get there, and I get an Error 22. Now I can't Use Either OS. Is there a way to repair or fix the boot sector, (I assume that's where the problem is)? Right now I just want to get my XP Pro back up and running without having to reinstall everything. Thanks. __________________ AMD Athlon64 3500+ Orleans MSI K9N Neo-F OCZ Gold DDR2 800 (2x512MB) MSI GeForce 6600 - 256MB 128bit XClio 450BL WD Caviar SE16 - 250GB 16MB 7200RPM 3GB/s WD Caviar SE16 - 500GB 16MB 7200RPM 3GB/s

08-25-2006, 02:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	Are you sure you installed Ubuntu on a seperate partition, or did you install it on the same partition along with XP Pro? If you can install the hard drive as a slave drive in another computer, you should be able to fix the boot sector that way. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

08-25-2006, 02:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
NeedaComputer Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: MN Age: 26 Posts: 94	It was a separate partition. I think I found my answer here. http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repa...Boot%20Sector: I was actually on the right track last night since I was in this Recovery Console. I even tryed the FIXBOOT command, but that just made something on d:\ __________________ AMD Athlon64 3500+ Orleans MSI K9N Neo-F OCZ Gold DDR2 800 (2x512MB) MSI GeForce 6600 - 256MB 128bit XClio 450BL WD Caviar SE16 - 250GB 16MB 7200RPM 3GB/s WD Caviar SE16 - 500GB 16MB 7200RPM 3GB/s

08-25-2006, 02:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
NeedaComputer Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: MN Age: 26 Posts: 94	I did however put in an old hdd last night with WIN98 SE on it, in order to copy my old files to the new HDD. But I think I restarted it a couple times with no problems. I know the boot order looks to the new HDD first anyway, so I don't think that that would be a problem. __________________ AMD Athlon64 3500+ Orleans MSI K9N Neo-F OCZ Gold DDR2 800 (2x512MB) MSI GeForce 6600 - 256MB 128bit XClio 450BL WD Caviar SE16 - 250GB 16MB 7200RPM 3GB/s WD Caviar SE16 - 500GB 16MB 7200RPM 3GB/s

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10-14-2006, 02:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
stpzeroridah New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1	I get the same message, but I formatted everything. I reinstalled XP from startup and I get that message. Nothing on the site listed above helps. PLEASE help! (this is on another computer obviously)

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