Missing NTDLR

[Carlos]

I have a computer with win 2000 pro and with pro...blems.

After using a Registry Cleaner program I began to have a
missing NTLDR error. Partially this was solved by changing
boot priorities (1st hard drive, 2nd floopy drive) and
locating in the drive a floppy with a copy of the missing
file. The commputer was able to boot, which allowed me to
realize that effectible I didn't have the NTLDR file in
the hard disk. Later, after some boot ups, the computer
didn't need the floppy placed in the drive in order to
boot up and the missing file was still missing in the hard
disk.
I would like to know what had happen and if it safe to
assign to an important project this computer as it is now.

I forgot to mention that I only have installed sp2. Should
I install the NTLDR in the root of the C disk? Would it be
safe to install sp4?

I would really appreciate any help.

Carlos

 

[Dave Patrick]

Try booting the recovery console and from a command prompt issue the
command;
fixboot

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks.
Press ENTER at the "Setup Notification" screen. Press R to repair a Windows
2000 installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The
Recovery Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do
not have the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Once the password has been
validated, you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access
to the hard disk. You can only access the following folders on your
computer: %systemroot% and %windir%

Or try creating a boot disk. For the floppy to successfully boot Windows
2000 the disk must contain the "NT" boot sector. Format a diskette (on an NT
machine, not a DOS/Win9x, so the NT boot sector gets written to the floppy),
and copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini to it; and possibly ntbootdd.sys.
Edit the boot.ini to give it a correct ARC path for the machine you wish to
boot.

 

[Mike Matheny]

This error more than not refers to a missing or more likely corrupt system
registry hive file.
Starting System Restore Tool from Command Prompt
1.. Start your computer to Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

NOTE: You must log on as the administrator or a user that has
administrator rights.
2.. At the command prompt, type %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe,
and then press ENTER.
3.. Follow the instructions on the screen to begin restoring your computer
to a previous, functional state.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304449

 

[Mike Matheny]

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Mike Matheny

This error more than not refers to a missing or more likely corrupt system
registry hive file.
Starting System Restore Tool from Command Prompt
1.. Start your computer to Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

NOTE: You must log on as the administrator or a user that has
administrator rights.
2.. At the command prompt, type %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe,
and then press ENTER.
3.. Follow the instructions on the screen to begin restoring your computer
to a previous, functional state.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304449