Can not load NTLDR

Hi

The win xp PC is coming with this message. We suspect there was a power
surge overnight. How can this be fixed?

Many Thanks

Regards

"John" wrote:

> Hi
>
> The win xp PC is coming with this message. We suspect there was a power
> surge overnight. How can this be fixed?
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Regards

Boot up with your CD in the CD ROM and when you presented with Windows Setup
Options:
1- Install Windows
2- Repair existing copy
3- Quit
Select 2 by Pressing R on your keyboard, on the Command Prompt type:
C:\Windows>CD.. Hit [Enter..] on your Keyboard
on the new Prompt type this:
C:\>
copy X:\i386\ntldr c:\ where X is the Drive Letter for your CD-Rom
copy X:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\ " " "
Please type one at a time click/Hit [Enter..]
You may need to rebuild your Boot.ini type this on the Prompt:
C:\>Boot.ini click Enter and you will see your Boot.ini you can Edit it or
if was intact leave as is, the boot.ini will look like this, be aware this
for XP Home so if you have XP pro:
[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
You will get Boot Identifier: Enter this " Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition"
Boot Loader: Enter this" /fastdetect"
When you finished type: reboot (I'm not sure if it is right you can Type ?
to get the list of commands and see if reboot is one) or Exit.

If still no joy try this link:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
HTH.
Please let us know.
Regards,
nass
===
www.nasstec.co.uk

You might want to check the disk setting in your BIOS. Had the same thing
happen & it turned out the hard drive parameters were corrupted.


On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:08:06 -0000, "John" <John@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi
>
>The win xp PC is coming with this message. We suspect there was a power
>surge overnight. How can this be fixed?
>
>Many Thanks
>
>Regards
>
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I had this on a client just the other day.

Use previously posted instructions to boot to command console (you may
want to consider installing cmdcons for next time)

run Chkdsk

If finds errors, that may fix it.

Reboot

www.FreeComputerConsultant.com

John wrote:
> Hi
>
> The win xp PC is coming with this message. We suspect there was a power
> surge overnight. How can this be fixed?
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Regards
>
>

Sorry for being naive but what is cmdcons?

Thanks

Regards

"FreeComputerConsultant.com" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:OlUlPZVbHHA.4832@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I had this on a client just the other day.
>
> Use previously posted instructions to boot to command console (you may
> want to consider installing cmdcons for next time)
>
> run Chkdsk
>
> If finds errors, that may fix it.
>
> Reboot
>
> www.FreeComputerConsultant.com
>
> John wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> The win xp PC is coming with this message. We suspect there was a power
>> surge overnight. How can this be fixed?
>>
>> Many Thanks
>>
>> Regards

"John" wrote:
> The win xp PC is coming with this message. We suspect
> there was a power surge overnight. How can this be fixed?


Do you have more than one hard drive? The BIOS's
hard drive boot order may have changed, putting a
different hard drive at the head of the list.

*TimDaniels*

John,

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314057

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(It's just a name)

John

First follow Nass's suggestion. Still you are facing the problem then
do the following.

If the mother board battery is weak then sometimes bios wo'nt detect
your harddisk. Then also you face the problem of cannot load NTLDR.
Try to replace battery.

http://technodata.blogspot.com

Command console.

Install it with the /cmdcons switch - gives you the boot option of the
command console for system repairs.

Same as booting from CD and selecting repair, just a whole lot more
convenient.

I normally copy the i386 directory to C: when setting up new PC's, so
it's available.

then:

C:
Cd \i386
Winnt32 /cmdcons



John wrote:
> Sorry for being naive but what is cmdcons?
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
> "FreeComputerConsultant.com" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:OlUlPZVbHHA.4832@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I had this on a client just the other day.
>>
>> Use previously posted instructions to boot to command console (you may
>> want to consider installing cmdcons for next time)
>>
>> run Chkdsk
>>
>> If finds errors, that may fix it.
>>
>> Reboot
>>
>> www.FreeComputerConsultant.com
>>
>> John wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> The win xp PC is coming with this message. We suspect there was a power
>>> surge overnight. How can this be fixed?
>>>
>>> Many Thanks
>>>
>>> Regards
>
>

"FreeComputerConsultant.com" <none@none.com> wrote
> Command console.
>
> Install it with the /cmdcons switch - gives you the boot option of the
> command console for system repairs.
>
> Same as booting from CD and selecting repair, just a whole lot more
> convenient.
>
> I normally copy the i386 directory to C: when setting up new PC's, so it's
> available.
>
> then:
>
> C:
> Cd \i386
> Winnt32 /cmdcons

> John wrote:
>> Sorry for being naive but what is cmdcons?

>> "FreeComputerConsultant.com" <none@none.com> wrote
>>> I had this on a client just the other day.
>>>
>>> Use previously posted instructions to boot to command console (you may
>>> want to consider installing cmdcons for next time)
>>>
>>> run Chkdsk
>>>
>>> If finds errors, that may fix it.
>>>
>>> Reboot
>>>
>>> www.FreeComputerConsultant.com
>>>
>>> John wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> The win xp PC is coming with this message. We suspect there was a power
>>>> surge overnight. How can this be fixed?

You mean Recovery Console, eh?

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