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Specific boot problem with Windows XP

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SomeNewUser

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Hello,
I have a specific problem when starting Windows XP.
My setup is, a workstation with 3 operating systems on an SSD:
- Windows 7
- Windows XP
- Linux
AHCI is set in BIOS.

Since I'm preparing an upgrade to NVME, I made a complete image from the SSD to NVME (all available partitions).
On further preparations in Windows XP, I break the startup (doesn't want to boot), then:
1.I return an image from NVME - only the partition with Windows XP to SSD (with Acronis program).

2.After restart it gives me a "ntldr" problem and a suggestion to use the Repair function in Windows XP CD.

3.I used Windows XP Repair and successively run:
chkdsk /r /f
fixmbps
fixboot (on C:)
bootfix - does not find my Windows XP operating system installed!

4.After reboot:
It starts loading something - on a black screen, slowly, then it shows me:
"Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk. Check boot path and disk hardware..."

5.Just for a test, I changed in BIOS from AHCI to IDE, run XP and for a moment it shows me the boot image of Windows XP, then the computer reboot.
When the BIOS setting is AHCI - which is used in principle, there are no image of Windows XP at boot time.

6.If I run safe mode (with IDE emulation in BIOS), the boot process stops at: "aswbidshx.sys"


Need to restore a working Windows XP operating system to the old SSD, to finish the preparation to upgrade.
I would be grateful to anyone who can guide me how I can solve this problem.
Thank you for your time.


Edited by SomeNewUser, 21 May 2023 - 06:19 AM.

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I'm trying now to make Windows XP to work on the old SSD (it is 2,5" regular SATA) not on the NVME SSD.

I know a way to make Windows XP support NVME - that is not the problem here.


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Someone, little help with this problem?


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Hello,
thank you for the reply.

I did try this fixes, I go to Repair CMD with Windows XP disk, but "bootcfg /rebuild" doesn't find an installed operating system.

I copied NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM from an original disk - after replacing them and trying to start my machine it said:
"Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk. Check boot path and disk hardware..."

The correct boot disk is specified in the BIOS, there is no problem with the HDD cable - I have 2 other operating systems on it and they work correctly.

The computer has 3 operating systems built with BCD (Windows 7 way) and not with boot.ini - use EasyBCD to edit it.

If there any other option to try?


Thanks for your time.


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peterm

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if you need xp

Can you use xp mode in windows 7

Works like a charm


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