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Ntldr missing
Name: af1 Date: March 16, 2005 at 10:30:58 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 1gb
Comment:
i got a virus or something the other dy and my comp just wouldn boot so i took itto the nearest computer store and asked them to format it for me. they did it and so i took the hard drive home and linked it to my comp via IDE cables. i then inserted my xp pro cd into thedrive (i dont have afloppy drive) and it boots andthencomes up witthe error message NTLDR is missing please restart' . i thought it might be the cd so i used a brand new one and the same message appears. does anyone have any ideas? thanks (im on the worst computer ever atm - the jeyboard doesnt work)
Name: Avengerman96 Date: March 16, 2005 at 11:54:20 Pacific
Reply:
I've had this problem before...and normally formatting and re-installing XP works. Take a look at this link - and see if any of this pertains to your situation.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm
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Response Number 2
Name: Richard59 Date: March 16, 2005 at 12:39:28 Pacific
Reply:
Did you set the first boot device to CDROM in bios?
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and his wife will never forgive you.
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