Starting my installed windows without the USB disk?

[topnaweb]

Hi guys First thanks to a lot of help found in this forum!

I´ve installed on my notebook (gateway t-1625) a xp pro with usb methods. But in first and second parts, I don´t know why, my notebook turned off. Perhaps the installation continue and finish the second part with no errors. My problem now is this:

- When I try to boot normally (HD), i get a error with malfunction of hardware and etc..

- - If I boot from USB, he enter in grub4dos and go to the second part..

and the go tho something like this

(this is my boot.ini in drive C)

[boot Loader]

Timeout=5

Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS

[Operating Systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Second part of XP Professional setup from hd 0 part 1" /FASTDETECT

c:\="-------------------------"

c:\="Try entries below if getting HAL.DLL/NTOSKRNL.EXE not found errors"

c:\="--------------------------"

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Second part of XP Professional setup from hd 0 part 2" /FASTDETECT

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Second part of XP Professional setup from hd 0 part 3" /FASTDETECT

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Second part of XP Professional setup from hd 0 part 4" /FASTDETECT

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Second part of XP Professional setup from hd 1 part 1" /FASTDETECT

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Second part of XP Professional setup from hd 1 part 2" /FASTDETECT

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Second part of XP Professional setup from hd 1 part 3" /FASTDETECT

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Second part of XP Professional setup from hd 1 part 4" /FASTDETECT

The bold line works to boot the xp.

My disks are in this mode:

I´ve read the faq, expecially the number #9

Q9: I cannot start my freshly installed windows without the USB disk

A9: When installing you have to leave USB disk plugged in until after first normal windows desktop. This is because at first logon undoren.cmd is executed, which amends BOOT.INI on your new disk using binifix.cmd, and also renames 2 folders and txtsetup.sif back to their original names.

If you are in such situation and don't want to reinstall, manually start UNDOREN.CMD and BINIFIX4.CMD located in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 folder with the USB disk connected.

But I didn´t found this files on my system32. I found bunufix5 and copy undoren from WinSetupFromUSB/files.

My Computer is this

I have the windows installed on drive C:, the E: is a vista recovery files who cames with notebook. The D: I think is from the installation of winsetupfromusb. The U: is my pen drive, from where I boot.

In secondpart (from usb boot) the windows say my drive C: (listed here) is the Partition 2. All times I boot from pen drive, they go to the second part installation (they not go to the "third" part...)

So... Can I start my installed windows in C: without the USB disk?

(sorry for the english... i´m portuguese and my OS too. Win XP SP3)

[ilko_t]

1) You need to disable/disconnect USB card reader if possible during setup

2) The second partition on the hard disk must be PRIMARY, not logical inside extended, and set active in advance. Then boot files will be placed on the second partition, where your windows will be. You can use PartedMagic to delete the second partition, make a new one as primary type and set it active. Then you can reinstall. Backup any important data you have.

In this case you should be using again "Second part of XP Professional setup from hd 0 part 2".

I guess Setup deleted grub4dos bootsector, that's why you don't have first part now. Quick workaround is to add this line at the bottom of boot.ini on the USB stick:

c:\grldr="Start First part of setup"

I guess you copied boot.ini to C: manually, didn't you? Are there NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM too?