On Dec 13, 2:49 pm, Charles.Fabius
<CharlesFab...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Claymore,
> I will keep your notes in a file. I should have been patient enough to allow
> you to respond, but unfortunately, I already reformatted HD & installed
> Windows XP from scratch. Should I encounter this situatuon again, I will
> apply some or all of your suggestions.
> Regards,
> Charles
>
>
>
> "Claymore" wrote:
> > On Dec 12, 11:16 am, Charles.Fabius
> > <CharlesFab...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > Claymore, it seems that I am at a loss. I ran chkdsk /r once more just to
> > > be thorough. This time it came back with no bad sectors vs the first time
> > > when it repaired bad sectors. Then I ran fixmbr followed by fixboot. When I
> > > restarted computer, it still gives "NTLDR is missing" message. Prior to that,
> > > I did copy the specified files from the XP installation CD with same end
> > > result. I suppose my only recourse at this point is to reformat HD &
> > > reinstall XP from scratch, unless you can think of something else. In any
> > > event, I appreciate all of your help,
> > > Thanks,
> > > Charles
>
> > > "Claymore" wrote:
> > > > On Dec 10, 4:52 pm, "M Crespo" <mcrespo...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > > > Check the power wire and cable to your harddrive, it may be loose. Check
> > > > > your BIOS, is your harddrive listed? Did the boot order change? Happens on
> > > > > my PC occasionally.
>
> > > > > "Charles.Fabius" <Charles.Fab...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> > > > >news:50B196BB-B42D-48C3-9196-FF180F5E6180@microsoft.com...
>
> > > > > > Everything seemed to be working fine until we shutdown & restarted Windows
> > > > > > XP
> > > > > > Home edition. My son claims last thing he was doing was exchanging emails
> > > > > > with his friends on MySpace. Ever since we cannot get past this "NTLDR is
> > > > > > missing message". Tried using Windows CD & repairing Windows, then
> > > > > > re-installing Windows(without re-formatting HD), but these measures proved
> > > > > > ineffective. Any helo would be appreciated.
>
> > > > > > Thanks,
>
> > > > > > Charles Fabius- Hide quoted text -
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> > > > Hello Charles,
>
> > > > This is the "normal" method to correct this error:
>
> > > > [Courtesy of ComputerHope]
>
> > > > 1. Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer.
> > > > 2. When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.
> > > > 3. Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair
> > > > Windows.
> > > > 4. Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and
> > > > pressing enter.
> > > > 5. You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter
> > > > that password.
> > > > 6. Copy the two files indicated below to the root directory of the
> > > > primary hard disk. In the example below we are copying these files
> > > > from the CD-ROM drive letter "E". This letter may be different on your
> > > > computer.
>
> > > > copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\
> > > > copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
>
> > > > {There is a space after 'copy' and before 'c:\'}
>
> > > > 7. Once both of these files have been successfully copied, remove the
> > > > CD from the computer and reboot.
>
> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > > > If the problem persists, you may have a corrupt boot sector and/or
> > > > master boot record.
>
> > > > 1. Insert your XP CD and restart your computer.
> > > > 2. At the Setup screen, press 'R' to access the Repair Console.
> > > > 3. Select the installation you want to repair. Usually there's only a
> > > > single one listed, such as C:\Windows or C:\WINNT. Type in the number
> > > > and Enter.
> > > > 4. On the next screen enter your password (if you have one).
> > > > 5. On the next screen, at the prompt, type in chkdsk /r {with a space
> > > > before the /r parameter} and press Enter. Let it run.
> > > > 6. At the prompt again, type in "fixmbr" {without the quotes} and
> > > > press Enter.
> > > > 7. At the prompt again, type in "fixboot" {without the quotes} and
> > > > press Enter.
> > > > 8. Remove your XP CD and restart the computer.- Hide quoted text -
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> > That's odd. Sure you did the copy correctly? Just to check, at the
> > recovery console prompt, you could delete the files 'ntldr' and
> > 'ntdetect' by going the the C: prompt (type in cd .. to get there -
> > the cd <space> followed by two dots). Then type in:
> > del C:\ntldr <Enter>
> > del C:\ntdetect <Enter>
>
> > Then at the C: prompt, type in:
> > dir <Enter>
>
> > Check that the two files don't exist.
>
> > Then do the copy again - see above. Make sure you get your CD drive
> > letter correct (If you're not sure, switch to the next drive letter
> > and do a 'dir' on the drive letters to find the drive your XP disk is
> > in).
>
> > After the copy, at the C: prompt, type in:
> > dir <Enter>
> > Check that the files have been copied.- Hide quoted text -
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Thanks, Charles
Glad you got it fixed. If it's possible, sometimes a re-install is
faster than fighting for days.
Regards