Yahoooooo just use ntldr and ntdetect.com files from your XP bootable cd . To copy these you can use the following method. 1) Press R to repair the Windows after booting from the CD 2) After password and other stuff once you are in Windows installation use the following commands to copy these files copy e:\i386\ntldr c:copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c: assuming your CD drive e: and windows installation drive c: take out the CD and boot again . It will work