NTLDR is missing
NTLDR is missing- Never tried this simplest of steps: If you have access to another machine with WinXP, just to copy these three files from their system onto a floppy:
NTLDR
NTDETECT
boot.ini.
All of these files are hidden and located in the root c:\ directory. Then boot to the floppy and the system will start into Windows. You can then replace NTLDR with the one from the floppy disk.
Options 2-
If you only have your system, you may do the same thing using the recovery console.
Copy NTLDR and NTDETECT from i386 on the XP CD, and copy boot.ini from your root directory (remember it is hidden). Then boot and replace "missing" file.
Keep this floppy around, you have just made a form of an XP boot disk
((This has been taken from one of the PC Forums))
NTLDR
NTDETECT
boot.ini.
All of these files are hidden and located in the root c:\ directory. Then boot to the floppy and the system will start into Windows. You can then replace NTLDR with the one from the floppy disk.
Options 2-
If you only have your system, you may do the same thing using the recovery console.
Copy NTLDR and NTDETECT from i386 on the XP CD, and copy boot.ini from your root directory (remember it is hidden). Then boot and replace "missing" file.
Keep this floppy around, you have just made a form of an XP boot disk
((This has been taken from one of the PC Forums))
posted by Surinder Rinku at
7:36 AM
