XP Pro system won't boot/detect OS after removal of Ubuntu partition

[ArcticFox]

Hi all,
I tried Ubuntu on my desktop and decided to get rid of it. I originally used PartitionMagic to create the partition, and I also used it to delete it. Since I wasn't prompted to restart after I made the change, I used my PC for a few more days without issue.

Decided it was time to shut down as the garage I live in gets extremely hot some days. Booted it back up after work yesterday....no detection of OS.

So far I've tried two things...changing the boot priority and repairing the MBR via Recovery Console. Before I pull the drive and borrow my roommate's PC to salvage the data off so I can reformat, what other things might save my system?

OS is XP Pro SP2, three drives in system total (74GB Raptor boot, 160GB and 320GB for bulk storage, all SATA).

[outlaw2001it]

Hello,
Looks like your Boot Sector is gone. Are you getting an error such as NTLDR is missing or NTDETECT failed? if so do the following:
1. Boot from your Windows XP Pro CD ***
2. When Prompted "Press" key to boot from CD
3. Press "R" to access the Recovery Console
4. Press "1" to select Windows XP Pro as Operating System
5. Press "Enter" for the Administrative Password
6. Copy the files "NTLDR", and "NTDETECT.com" (located on the Windows XP CD in the I386 Folder, or Floppy/CD if you copied them from another computer) to the C: Drive (just in case if you don't know DOS or forgot the command: copy d:\i386\ntldr c:\
copy d:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
7. If prompted to overwrite "Press" Y
8. "Type" Bootcfg /add to reconstruct the Boot.ini
Scanning should start, and you will be given 1 option. "Press" 1, and "Enter". Leave "Load Identifier" Blank.
9. For OS Load Options "Type" /fastdetect
10. When Completed "Restart" the computer, and you should be good to go. If not reload the OS. I hope that this helped. Take Care.

*** Ensure that your CD has the SP2 on it. If not copy the files "NTLDR", and NTDETECT.com" from a computer that has SP2 installed to a Floppy Disk or CD before proceeding.

[paul9]

You ran a fixmbr command, but not a fixboot command, too?