Hello there, I was wondering if anyone can help me. i have accidently deleted an ntldr file on my computer and now it wont start up. Ive created a bootbale floppy disk with the ntldr file on it, but i dont know how to copy it into DOS. The long and short of it is that i cant use my reinstallation cd for windows to get it working again because my cd drive doesnt work, and it wont recognise my external cd drive. How do i copy the ntldr file onto my computer so that i can get it working again. Please help! SO far i have got to the a:\> promtp and i am writing in: copy ntldr c: However its not working. it comes up with invalid drive specification What do i do???????? Thanks

As discussed a couple times per week in this forum, the 'invalid drive' is likely because the HD is formatted NTFS. One way out is to put the HD in a working XP box as slave and copy NTLDR. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

that is because DOS cannot read/write to NTFS partitions without this little helper: http://www.freewarefiles.com/progra... Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.' icq 10183575

Also Windows XP has no MS-DOS sub-system. Best to fix your optical drive and use the XP Recovery Console available from the XPCD http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555...

how can i use this executable file to install the ntldr? Im pretty dense at this typoe of thing.

install ntfs4dos on another computer and create a boot floppy Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.' icq 10183575