Did a very stupid thing,..removed ntdetect.com from C:

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Art Vandelay

Does N E 1 know how to use the Recovery Console, to replace the
ntdetect.com file? Got a hair up my arse, to send that file to the
recycle bin, and now my puter wont boot.

Using the XP CD I am able to get the recovery console, but do not know
what to do from there.

Thank you,

Artie
 
Art Vandelay said:
Does N E 1 know how to use the Recovery Console, to replace the
ntdetect.com file? Got a hair up my arse, to send that file to the
recycle bin, and now my puter wont boot.

Using the XP CD I am able to get the recovery console, but do not know
what to do from there.
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From the recovery console type: FIXBOOT
Should reinstall it
 
From the recovery console type: FIXBOOT
Should reinstall it.
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Documentation on "fixboot" says that it fixes the boot sector code.
Are you sure that it replaces missing boot files as well?

*TimDaniels*
 
You have to copy the file from the i386 directory on the XP CD to C:\.
The command is:
copy x:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
where x is the drive letter of the CD drive. To find x, do a series of
directory commands until you find the CD drive:
dir d:
dir e:
dir f:
etc.
 
This worked! Thank you Andy and all posters for your replies.

And now a pledge..." I...state your name...promise not to delete
crucial files my system, under penalty of usenet scrutiny".

No scrutiny here, but I was prepared to see some.

Thanks again.
 
Documentation on "fixboot" says that it fixes the boot sector code.
Are you sure that it replaces missing boot files as well?
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It was my understanding that it replaced the boot files (Ntdetect.com
being one) FIXMBR was what I understood as the one to edit the boot
sector.

I should google first I guess.
 
It was my understanding that it replaced the boot files (Ntdetect.com
being one) FIXMBR was what I understood as the one to edit the boot
sector.
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The MS documentation on the WinXP Recovery Console says
"fixmbr" is for fixing or replacing the Master Boot Record (one
per hard drive). It also says "fixboot" is for fixing the boot sector
(one per Primary partition). Sadly, it doesn't say anything about
replacing the boot files, i.e. boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com. It
might be that one has to copy them from the i386 directory in the
WinXP installation CD.

*TimDaniels*
It also
 
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