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when trying to boot an XP machine I get the message that operation system was not found on the fixed disk, I logged in with the recovery console and run a chkdsk and tried to run fixboot and fixmbr without any success.

I also verified that existence of the windows folder

what can be the cause of this? what else should I try ?

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@there was one answer suggesting to check wiring, its a shame the owner deleted it as it worked! thanks – James Jan 15 '10 at 8:28
just to be sure, did you run CHKDSK with the "-r" option? (e.g.: chkdsk c: -r) – Molly7244 Jan 15 '10 at 16:44
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