Posted by EastCoastStar
i try to restart my comp, and it says "NTLDR is missing"
any ideas?
Posted by amnesia
try to run safe mode then do a system restore.
It could be that you installed a program that affected the file.
Posted by Cornholio_666
if i remember correctly ntldr is the windows xp boot screen, or splash screen. my brother had that problem once and a restart sorted it for some reason. if what amnesia said doesn't help go to www.cybertechhelp.com they are very helpful there.
Posted by EastCoastStar
i dont get a chance to boot in safe mode. i boot and it says that right away, and it says press ctrl+alt+del to restart. i restart and it does it again. i boot from a xp cd and nothing. same thing.
Posted by nitesh
@ecs i recom you pm Cycovision . He is very helpfull.. :)
Posted by Cycovision
Nasty little error that one
This sometimes works, but you'll need your XP disk:
Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer. Configure bios to boot from the CD.
When prompted, press any key to boot from the CD.
Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows.
Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.
You might then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password if you do. You'll only be asked for it if you (or whoever installed XP on the comp) set an administrator password.
Copy the two files 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 "D:". This letter may be different on your computer.
copy d:\i386\ntldr c:\
copy d:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
Reboot and see what happens.
If that doesn't work, I'm afraid you're looking at either a repair reinstall or a full reinstall of XP
Posted by EastCoastStar
Thanks! Ill be surd tn try it when i get home, ill let u know what happens