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Original Message
Name: peterbc4x4
Date: June 1, 2005 at 21:35:07 Pacific
Subject: missing NTLDR file
OS: Win 2000 Pro
CPU/Ram: P3 / 256
Comment:

I formatted my HD and put the emergency recovery disk in the drive for Win 2000 Pro and when I booted up, it returned a DOS msg."missing NTLDR file, press ctrl+alt+del and restart" but when I do that I just get the same msg. Help!

Can I load Win 2000 Server over Win 2000 Pro and make 2000 Pro go away?


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Response Number 1
Name: Chivalry
Date: June 2, 2005 at 00:04:25 Pacific
Subject: missing NTLDR file
Reply: (edit)

Sounds like the default boot sequence is trying the hard drive as the first boot device.
You need to go into your BIOS and change your boot sequence so the a: drive is the first boot device.


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Response Number 2
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: June 2, 2005 at 01:41:08 Pacific
Subject: missing NTLDR file
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I believe the ERD is not bootable.

A floppy formatted with w2k will give that msg.



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Response Number 3
Name: peterbc4x4
Date: June 4, 2005 at 11:43:05 Pacific
Subject: missing NTLDR file
Reply: (edit)

Thanks CHIVALRY for the help.

Can I load Win 2000 Server over Win 2000 Pro and make 2000 Pro go away?


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