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NTLDR no XP disks
Name: jennicams Date: December 21, 2003 at 17:28:49 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:
i am getting the NTLDR is missing press any key to restart message. i have information that i need to recover is this possible? and is this possible if i dont have the windows XP discs? Thanks! P.S. i dont plan on using XP again, i will be switching to 2000. i dont know if that is relevant or not
Name: jennicams Date: December 21, 2003 at 18:18:43 Pacific
Reply:
ok about the second link. i don't have access to a NT computer so i will have to do it what appears to be the long way. i am not very computer literate...how do i know that it is safe to download that .exe file? aren't .exe files "dangerous" haha. and the once i have done that that disk is a boot disk? that would be the way that i would use it?
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Response Number 4
Name: Dave02 Date: December 21, 2003 at 18:32:40 Pacific
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It is safe to download an exe file. Just scan it for a virus before you launch it.
You can right click the file before you copy it to the floppy and scan it for a virus with your virus software.
And Yes. It is a bootdisk. That is how you would use it. You would boot your computer off of it. And then follow the instructions.
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Response Number 5
Name: jennicams Date: December 21, 2003 at 19:11:00 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks alot. i will have to give that a try tomorrow!!
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