Just to add...
I have also tried skipping DOS and just putting the bootable xp mce disc in on startup and then pulling the power at the first restart. I then plugged hdd back into compaq, booted and got an "NTLDR.dll Missing. Press any key to restart" error. Same thing happens with 2k. Should I try loading on 98, as that is from the 9x kernel and not the NT one, or would I get a similar result?
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