Multiboot problem (NO BOOTABLE DEVICE -- INSERT BOOT DISK AND PRESS ANY KEY)

[Locobox]

Hi everyone, while trying to install OSX to a PC from the iATKOS v1 disc I think I comited a

mistake with the "Darwin Boot" utility and somehow rearranged something on the HDD which

rendered it unbooteable, now everytime I boot the laptop I got something like this:

"NO BOOTABLE DEVICE -- INSERT BOOT DISK AND PRESS ANY KEY"

Before that I was dual booting Win XP PRO+SP3 (in the first partiton = 100GBs) and win7 (on he

2nd partition). A third partition (30GBs) was reserved for the OSX install which failed.

I can see under another PC the intact winXp 100GBs / win7 100GBs / 30Gbs "spare" partitions

but on the laptop this HDD wont see any OS!!!

What can I do to boot win XP again and recover the folders on the desktop?

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[CrayonMuncher]

you could try using grub bootloader it may just be you have lost the boot menu and need to get a boot loader to get it all working again
http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/

 

[Bodaggit23]

trying to install OSX to a PC

That's illegal.

 

[Locobox]

you could try using grub bootloader it may just be you have lost the boot menu and need to get a boot loader to get it all working again
http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/

Thanks alot I think this will fix it, gonna give it a try!!!

 

[CrayonMuncher]

That's illegal.

Is it really? i keep hearing conflicting information about this is it still illeagal if you by a copy from apple and install it on x86 compatible pc?

 

[mep916]

Is it really? i keep hearing conflicting information about this is it still illeagal if you by a copy from apple and install it on x86 compatible pc?

It violates Apple's TOS. They don't want anyone running OSX on non-Apple machines, even if you purchase the OS.