Boot no disk

I try to do a new installation with a win xp pro sp3 disk but it says no boot disk and I can only find the startup floopy disk install sp2 please help

Hi Michael,

Thanks for posting your query in the Microsoft community!

Number description, I understand that you are you are unable to boot from the Windows XP disk, no boot disk error. I'll be happy to help you on this question.

What is the accurate and complete error message you get?

This problem may occur if your boot device (for example, a floppy drive, hard drive or CD-ROM drive) does not contain startup files.

I suggest you try the steps from the following link:

Error message when you start your computer with a non-system disk
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/812492

After completing the steps, answer us with additional troubleshooting results.

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