Guest PYOR66 Posted August 28, 2008 Posted August 28, 2008 I have tried copying new versions of files NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM from my Windows disk to the C:\ drive. However, when I restart windows I still get the same message. I can start Windows by placing the CD in the drive directing boot from CDROM in Setup but not pressing a key when requested during boot up. Windows then boots normally and works without a problem. Windows Exploere shows the presence of both files in the C: directory. How can I get the system to boot up normally? Any thoughts/advice? Many thanks.
Guest Daave Posted August 28, 2008 Posted August 28, 2008 Re: NTLDR missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart PYOR66 wrote: > I have tried copying new versions of files NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM > from my Windows disk to the C:\ drive. However, when I restart > windows I still get the same message. I can start Windows by placing > the CD in the drive directing boot from CDROM in Setup but not > pressing a key when requested during boot up. Windows then boots > normally and works without a problem. Windows Exploere shows the > presence of both files in the C: directory. > > How can I get the system to boot up normally? Any thoughts/advice? According to http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm there are as many as nine causes of this issue: 1. Computer is booting from a non-bootable source. 2. Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS. 3. Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file. 4. Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file. 5. Attempting to upgrade from a Windows 95, 98, or ME computer that is using FAT32. 6. New hard disk drive being added. 7. Corrupt boot sector / master boot record. 8. Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP. 9. Loose or Faulty IDE/EIDE hard disk drive cable. Solutions are included on that page as well. (My guess is the problem is 3, 7, or 8.)
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 28, 2008 Posted August 28, 2008 Re: NTLDR missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart "PYOR66" <PYOR66@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D10A379E-FE0A-4336-9178-8D87F0156462@microsoft.com... >I have tried copying new versions of files NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM from my > Windows disk to the C:\ drive. However, when I restart windows I still get > the same message. I can start Windows by placing the CD in the drive > directing boot from CDROM in Setup but not pressing a key when requested > during boot up. Windows then boots normally and works without a problem. > Windows Exploere shows the presence of both files in the C: directory. > > How can I get the system to boot up normally? Any thoughts/advice? > > Many thanks. What is the recent history of this machine? It must have worked at some stage - what happend then?
Guest Mick Murphy Posted August 28, 2008 Posted August 28, 2008 RE: NTLDR missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart You also need the boot.ini file with those other 2, NTLDR and NTDETECT That is how you make a Boot disk for XP. -- Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia "PYOR66" wrote: > I have tried copying new versions of files NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM from my > Windows disk to the C:\ drive. However, when I restart windows I still get > the same message. I can start Windows by placing the CD in the drive > directing boot from CDROM in Setup but not pressing a key when requested > during boot up. Windows then boots normally and works without a problem. > Windows Exploere shows the presence of both files in the C: directory. > > How can I get the system to boot up normally? Any thoughts/advice? > > Many thanks.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 28, 2008 Posted August 28, 2008 Re: NTLDR missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2A95F723-011D-4753-9674-7A811EE7BB2A@microsoft.com... > You also need the boot.ini file with those other 2, NTLDR and NTDETECT > That is how you make a Boot disk for XP. > -- > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia ntldr gets invoked first, then it processes boot.ini. The OP must therefore resolve the ntldr issue first, before looking at potential issues with boot.ini.
Guest db.·.. > Posted August 28, 2008 Posted August 28, 2008 Re: NTLDR missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart you might try to boot with the windows cd and log into the recovery console. at the disk prompt you can run these commands: chkdsk fixmbr fixboot bootcfg /rebuild exit then try to boot again in the normal fashion. -- db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> "PYOR66" <PYOR66@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D10A379E-FE0A-4336-9178-8D87F0156462@microsoft.com... >I have tried copying new versions of files NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM from my > Windows disk to the C:\ drive. However, when I restart windows I still get > the same message. I can start Windows by placing the CD in the drive > directing boot from CDROM in Setup but not pressing a key when requested > during boot up. Windows then boots normally and works without a problem. > Windows Exploere shows the presence of both files in the C: directory. > > How can I get the system to boot up normally? Any thoughts/advice? > > Many thanks.
Guest Andy Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Re: NTLDR missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:02:01 -0700, PYOR66 <PYOR66@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I have tried copying new versions of files NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM from my >Windows disk to the C:\ drive. However, when I restart windows I still get >the same message. I can start Windows by placing the CD in the drive >directing boot from CDROM in Setup but not pressing a key when requested >during boot up. Windows then boots normally and works without a problem. >Windows Exploere shows the presence of both files in the C: directory. > >How can I get the system to boot up normally? Any thoughts/advice? You have to change the disk that the BIOS is set to boot. Run Disk Management in Windows XP, and identify the disk that contains the System partition. Then go into BIOS setup, and set that disk as the one that the BIOS boots. If the setting for First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, etc., only lets you to select Hard Disk, then the setting for Hard Disk Boot Priority or Hard Disk Drives determines which hard disk gets booted. > >Many thanks.
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