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NTLDR is missing

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Name: gflip
Date: March 7, 2005 at 22:10:25 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Pro
CPU/Ram: AMD64 3000+
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Okay I have been through a lot of these sites and no one has had my problem. The only thing i remember was uninstalling Norton Antivirus 2005 and installed TrendMicro PC Cillin Internet Security. I installed and told me to restart. So I did and I booted up with and i got NTLDR is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to Restart. Any answers to this?



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Response Number 1
Name: lurkswithin
Date: March 7, 2005 at 22:30:55 Pacific
Reply:

to fix it:
u should boot up with windows xp

go to repair windows then go recovery console from cd rom
now u'r in dos mode:
if u'r cd rom drive is d: and u'r hard disk is c:

just type this:

c:\copy d:\i386\ntldr
then type:
c:\exit
u'r pc will restart and everything should work fine

if you cannot find the file with your disc locate it at M$ knowledge base and copy it to a disc and install from there

IN THE MATTERS OF STYLE,
swim with the current;
in matters of principle,
STAND LIKE A ROCK


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Response Number 2
Name: gflip
Date: March 7, 2005 at 22:44:04 Pacific
Reply:

okay i tried booting up windows xp pro cd but nothing happens i still see the NTLDR is missing.


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Response Number 3
Name: gflip
Date: March 7, 2005 at 22:45:00 Pacific
Reply:

it wont even go in dos mode


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Response Number 4
Name: lurkswithin
Date: March 7, 2005 at 22:53:33 Pacific
Reply:

just like you are going to reinstall xp pro: you must have the boot order to boot to cd first in the bios and then reboot with the disc in the cd-rom.As soon as it boots it should prompt you to "hit any key to boot from cd" hit inter and then let it load the files and it will pop up a screen saying what do you wish to do. Hit the repair/edit the boot section and it should open up a dos window with a c:\ prompt. It is here that you need to type:
c:\copy d:\i386\ntldr
then type:
c:\exit


IN THE MATTERS OF STYLE,
swim with the current;
in matters of principle,
STAND LIKE A ROCK


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Response Number 5
Name: gflip
Date: March 7, 2005 at 23:05:03 Pacific
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i got it to repair part but it says i need an administrator password. im thinking that this is the password i use to logon windows? becuase i never had a password.


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Response Number 6
Name: HiJinx
Date: March 7, 2005 at 23:51:09 Pacific
Reply:

Try getting in with a blank password. If you can't get in using the CD, and the machine you're on now has XP, try the following...

Go into Control Panel>Folder Options>View tab, and select 'Show hidden files..' and untick the box for 'Hide protected operating system files'. Then do a fresh format on a floppy and onto the floppy copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini from the root of c:.

Stick the floppy in the other machine and try to boot. If you can, just copy over the ntldr once you're up. The link below may also be useful:

How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP


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Response Number 7
Name: blackbill
Date: March 8, 2005 at 04:40:27 Pacific
Reply:

NTLDR is part of the boot sequence. If it is missing/corrupt then do this:

Boot with XP CD, go to R for recovery, DO NOT enter a password, just enter, then type FIXBOOT, restart.

(If machine still asks for password then typr ADMIN)


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Response Number 8
Name: lukylady
Date: March 8, 2005 at 06:31:57 Pacific
Reply:

Check this page it may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q314057&ID=KB;EN-US;q314057


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Response Number 9
Name: kilotechno
Date: March 9, 2005 at 19:15:53 Pacific
Reply:

This page describes how to create a boot disk to boot into the OS to make sure everything is on the up and up, and then further descriptions of how to solve the error:

http://www.tinyempire.com/shortnotes/files/ntldr_missing.htm

and yes, that is my site.

-kilo


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