can't boot

[alex2299]

Hey i have a problem
My compter running windows xp pro will only boot whit a windows setup cd in the bay or a windows xp boot disk in the floppy drive.

I allready tried to copy boot.ini, ntdetect.com and ntldr to the hard drive, but i get an access denied error while coping ntdetect.com and ntldr.

i used this command a:\>xcopy *.* c: /h

please help

[johnnyis42]

when you boot with the cd, do you get into windows, or can you not boot to your windows desktop at all?

[johnnyis42]

when you boot with the cd, do you get into windows, or can you not boot to your windows desktop at all?

[alex2299]

When i boot whit the cd or whit a floppy with the three files in it. i get to the desktop. But if neither is in. it wont booy my hd

[alex2299]

HEY MAN I DID IT
I appreciate your help man. i went into the bios and load the defaults settings and it is working perfectly.
thanks

[johnnyis42]

ah yeah, sounds like for whatever reason BIOS wouldn't boot from your hard drive. wierd, i've had that problem before too after BIOS updates and pulled my hair out. turns out i had to reset the BIOS with the actual CMOS jumper on the board to get it to work. always gotta be the simple things