windows xp booting prob. really need help

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oinkypig

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ok i have anew rig i mad
amd 3800 x2 dual core
ati x1800 xt 512mb
asus A8r-mvp mobo
seagate 300 gb barracuda
so i installed windows xp service pack 1(came with old dell) and everything got installed. so now when i reboot windows xp will not load at all. what i get is

copyrights materials
broadcom.exe

broadcome.exe- failed to load media files

exitting boradcome

ntldr missing
ctr-alt-del to restart
wtf is ntldr? ive tried switching boot setups, trying to reinstall windows xp but always freezes at screen where it asks you to puch enter to start xp or click r to repair screen. i did get windows xp to load once but after i rebooted it did nothing. excpet for what i already told you. i need some help. ive been waiting since dec 24 to get my computer up and running like normal. replies appreciated!
 
Is the Windows cd from Microsoft directly, or does it say something like "For use with a new Dell computer only"?
 
During the installation process, when its copying the files does it give you a message such as "Windows could not copy the file "broadcom.exe", press..."?
 
At first it did in the begiinning but i quit, cleaned the disk, put it back in and it restarted the process without any errors
 
if it's a dell windows cd, it usually will not work on another system
but, the product key from the dell will work if you can at least get ahold of a new windows cd, usually you can get just the cd for about $10
only thing is, i'm not sure how all the stuff works with the microsoft part though, about like registering the key and all that. so, just to let you know, you may want to check on that a little bit more first to make sure it's not some kind of copywrite infringment or some junk like that
 
no you see, it does work, i got it to work already. but after i rebooted the system it gave me the broadcome and ntldr error.
 
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