Problem loading o/s - help needed please !

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So, I have built my first pc, but now have problems...
I have orderd vista home premium 64, but won't have it for a few days, so tried to load my old xp software. At first, it was fine, but I then removed a partition on my HD, so lost all my data (which was only the o/s). When I next tried to load the xp software, it seemed that my cd player wouldn't spin up, and I get a message on screen saying that bootmgr is missing.
What have I done, and can anyone help me fix it ?
Many thanks again - I have asked loads of questions since I discovered Overclockers and the forums here, and had lots of advice - most resulting in me spending more money. Thanks all !
Steve
 
Well, I seem to have got lucky - I was looking at the boot devices while I had the xp cd in the player and one of the options was to boot from IDE 20x 48x (or whatever), so I chose that, and the disc is now spinning, xp is loading, and I may be in action soon !
Cheers all !
 
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