Error"NTDLR is missing" on Boot up win2k

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I have a error message "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message
When I Start my Win2k Computer..I got this messge after I
downloaded a large file from another computer at my home.
I have 4 disk boot set I made. I tried to repair by
booting up and select "R" repair and use the ERD disk..
The results from the ERD was it said it did not find any
problems with the start up files. I need help to get the
NTDLR file back into the start up files. Anyone have a
idea how to fix missing file NTDLR
 
Rob said:
I have a error message "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message
When I Start my Win2k Computer..I got this messge after I
downloaded a large file from another computer at my home.
I have 4 disk boot set I made. I tried to repair by
booting up and select "R" repair and use the ERD disk..
The results from the ERD was it said it did not find any
problems with the start up files. I need help to get the
NTDLR file back into the start up files. Anyone have a
idea how to fix missing file NTDLR
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Here is the first step to get you going again. Make yourself
a Win2000 boot disk like so:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD
to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report what you get out of this.
 
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Try this:

Boot to repair again, but this time choose "Manual" then
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select "Verify Windows System Files". See this article for
more details:
Differences Between Manual and Fast Repair in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;238359&Product=win2000

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Thanks, I will try this. I tried this last night "BUT" I
was tired not thinking sharp thats is not time to mess
with the computer. I do believe I tried the manual
selection, the results did not fix the ntldr problem. I
will study the procedure and get back the results,Rob
 
-----Original Message-----

I have a error message "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message
When I Start my Win2k Computer..I got this messge after I
downloaded a large file from another computer at my home.
I have 4 disk boot set I made. I tried to repair by
booting up and select "R" repair and use the ERD disk..
The results from the ERD was it said it did not find any
problems with the start up files. I need help to get the
NTDLR file back into the start up files. Anyone have a
idea how to fix missing file NTDLR
Click to expand...

Here is the first step to get you going again. Make yourself
a Win2000 boot disk like so:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD
to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report what you get out of this.
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Hello, Thanks for help I made a boot disk as you suggested
from my machine at work and put in all the files. I booted
the work machine with it and it worked. It booted with
disk and gave a win2000 selection timed out and went into
logo and boot. I will try at home tonight.

I would assume that I have a corrupt or missing ntldr or
ntdetect.com would I have to copy the files if this works
to the root?
Rob
 
Rob said:
-----Original Message-----

I have a error message "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message
When I Start my Win2k Computer..I got this messge after I
downloaded a large file from another computer at my home.
I have 4 disk boot set I made. I tried to repair by
booting up and select "R" repair and use the ERD disk..
The results from the ERD was it said it did not find any
problems with the start up files. I need help to get the
NTDLR file back into the start up files. Anyone have a
idea how to fix missing file NTDLR
Click to expand...

Here is the first step to get you going again. Make yourself
a Win2000 boot disk like so:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD
to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report what you get out of this.
Click to expand...
Hello, Thanks for help I made a boot disk as you suggested
from my machine at work and put in all the files. I booted
the work machine with it and it worked. It booted with
disk and gave a win2000 selection timed out and went into
logo and boot. I will try at home tonight.

I would assume that I have a corrupt or missing ntldr or
ntdetect.com would I have to copy the files if this works
to the root?
Rob
Click to expand...

Yes.
 
-----Original Message-----

I have a error message "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message
When I Start my Win2k Computer..I got this messge after I
downloaded a large file from another computer at my home.
I have 4 disk boot set I made. I tried to repair by
booting up and select "R" repair and use the ERD disk..
The results from the ERD was it said it did not find any
problems with the start up files. I need help to get the
NTDLR file back into the start up files. Anyone have a
idea how to fix missing file NTDLR
Click to expand...

Here is the first step to get you going again. Make yourself
a Win2000 boot disk like so:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD
to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report what you get out of this.
Click to expand...

The results I got is after I booted with the disk I made I
got the boot up screen and the ntldr was found on the boot
disk I made. I got to the windows selection and time down
count
I have a "New" error
I have a missing "win2000\system32\ntoskrnl.exe"
The error message states...(Windows 2000 culd not start
because the above is missing or corrupt)
I believe I have to install a ntoskrnl.exe to the
directory above directory
Or what is suggested????
Rob
 
Rob said:
-----Original Message-----

I have a error message "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message
When I Start my Win2k Computer..I got this messge after I
downloaded a large file from another computer at my home.
I have 4 disk boot set I made. I tried to repair by
booting up and select "R" repair and use the ERD disk..
The results from the ERD was it said it did not find any
problems with the start up files. I need help to get the
NTDLR file back into the start up files. Anyone have a
idea how to fix missing file NTDLR
Click to expand...

Here is the first step to get you going again. Make yourself
a Win2000 boot disk like so:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD
to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report what you get out of this.
Click to expand...

The results I got is after I booted with the disk I made I
got the boot up screen and the ntldr was found on the boot
disk I made. I got to the windows selection and time down
count
I have a "New" error
I have a missing "win2000\system32\ntoskrnl.exe"
The error message states...(Windows 2000 culd not start
because the above is missing or corrupt)
I believe I have to install a ntoskrnl.exe to the
directory above directory
Or what is suggested????
Rob
Click to expand...

Time to do some fact-finding. Boot your machine with a Win98
boot disk from www.bootdisk.com, then run this command:

ntfsdos /L:E

You can get ntfsdos.exe from www.sysinternals.com.

Now have a look at drive E: and check if your files and
folders are still there, especially "E:\win2000\system32\ntoskrnl.exe",
then report back here.
 
-----Original Message-----

-----Original Message-----

I have a error message "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message
When I Start my Win2k Computer..I got this messge
Click to expand...
after
I
downloaded a large file from another computer at my home.
I have 4 disk boot set I made. I tried to repair by
booting up and select "R" repair and use the ERD disk..
The results from the ERD was it said it did not find any
problems with the start up files. I need help to get the
NTDLR file back into the start up files. Anyone have a
idea how to fix missing file NTDLR


Here is the first step to get you going again. Make yourself
a Win2000 boot disk like so:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your
Click to expand...
Win2000
CD
to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report what you get out of this.
Click to expand...

The results I got is after I booted with the disk I made I
got the boot up screen and the ntldr was found on the boot
disk I made. I got to the windows selection and time down
count
I have a "New" error
I have a missing "win2000\system32\ntoskrnl.exe"
The error message states...(Windows 2000 culd not start
because the above is missing or corrupt)
I believe I have to install a ntoskrnl.exe to the
directory above directory
Or what is suggested????
Rob
Click to expand...

Time to do some fact-finding. Boot your machine with a Win98
boot disk from www.bootdisk.com, then run this command:

ntfsdos /L:E

You can get ntfsdos.exe from www.sysinternals.com.

Now have a look at drive E: and check if your files and
folders are still there, especially "E:\win2000\system32 \ntoskrnl.exe",
then report back here.
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I have downloaded ntfsdos and later when I get back will
check results and Report
Reguards Rob
 
I loaded the ntfsdos.exe but relised it was set up with
fat32, so after it stated there was no ntfs partitions I
used the 98 boot disk and just changed to the c: drive did
a dir and there is only three directorys created on 12-14-
03 (Bootex),(Found000), and(Found)
These might have been created the time I did a erd repair
attempt, or it might have been the time it went south. In
any case there is no files or directorys to be seen.
I was wondering as to what might have happened ?

At this point it seems a complete install is in order, but
before I do anything I will digest this problem and hope
you can help me Mind Smith this as to what might have
occured.
Many thanks for help Rob
-----Original Message-----

-----Original Message-----

I have a error message "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message
When I Start my Win2k Computer..I got this messge
Click to expand...
after
I
downloaded a large file from another computer at my home.
I have 4 disk boot set I made. I tried to repair by
booting up and select "R" repair and use the ERD disk..
The results from the ERD was it said it did not find any
problems with the start up files. I need help to get the
NTDLR file back into the start up files. Anyone have a
idea how to fix missing file NTDLR


Here is the first step to get you going again. Make yourself
a Win2000 boot disk like so:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your
Click to expand...
Win2000
CD
to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report what you get out of this.
Click to expand...

The results I got is after I booted with the disk I made I
got the boot up screen and the ntldr was found on the boot
disk I made. I got to the windows selection and time down
count
I have a "New" error
I have a missing "win2000\system32\ntoskrnl.exe"
The error message states...(Windows 2000 culd not start
because the above is missing or corrupt)
I believe I have to install a ntoskrnl.exe to the
directory above directory
Or what is suggested????
Rob
Click to expand...

Time to do some fact-finding. Boot your machine with a Win98
boot disk from www.bootdisk.com, then run this command:

ntfsdos /L:E

You can get ntfsdos.exe from www.sysinternals.com.

Now have a look at drive E: and check if your files and
folders are still there, especially "E:\win2000\system32 \ntoskrnl.exe",
then report back here.


.
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I don't know what happened to your machine, and
when, but it seems obvious that your system got
totally hosed at some stage. This is why I suggested
to have a look at what's still there, before trying any
repairs.

Since you now have the opportunity to start afresh,
you might consider adopting my preferred way of
setting up a machine. I freely admit that this is a
personal preference; many people will disagree with
me.

1. Split the disk into 2 partitions: 2 to 4 GBytes for
Win2000 & apps, the rest for data.
2. Load Win2000.
3. Get everything just right.
4. Use DriveImage or Ghost to take a snapshot
of your installation.
5. Store your snapshot elsewhere.
6. Renew your snapshot every 6 months.
7. Keep the two most recent copies of your
snapshot.

This approach makes it a child's play back up your
data, and to restore your system after a disaster.


Rob said:
I loaded the ntfsdos.exe but relised it was set up with
fat32, so after it stated there was no ntfs partitions I
used the 98 boot disk and just changed to the c: drive did
a dir and there is only three directorys created on 12-14-
03 (Bootex),(Found000), and(Found)
These might have been created the time I did a erd repair
attempt, or it might have been the time it went south. In
any case there is no files or directorys to be seen.
I was wondering as to what might have happened ?

At this point it seems a complete install is in order, but
before I do anything I will digest this problem and hope
you can help me Mind Smith this as to what might have
occured.
Many thanks for help Rob
-----Original Message-----

-----Original Message-----

message
I have a error message "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message
When I Start my Win2k Computer..I got this messge after
I
downloaded a large file from another computer at my
home.
I have 4 disk boot set I made. I tried to repair by
booting up and select "R" repair and use the ERD disk..
The results from the ERD was it said it did not find any
problems with the start up files. I need help to get the
NTDLR file back into the start up files. Anyone have a
idea how to fix missing file NTDLR


Here is the first step to get you going again. Make
yourself
a Win2000 boot disk like so:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000 PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000
CD
to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft
Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy

Report what you get out of this.


The results I got is after I booted with the disk I made I
got the boot up screen and the ntldr was found on the boot
disk I made. I got to the windows selection and time down
count
I have a "New" error
I have a missing "win2000\system32\ntoskrnl.exe"
The error message states...(Windows 2000 culd not start
because the above is missing or corrupt)
I believe I have to install a ntoskrnl.exe to the
directory above directory
Or what is suggested????
Rob
Click to expand...

Time to do some fact-finding. Boot your machine with a Win98
boot disk from www.bootdisk.com, then run this command:

ntfsdos /L:E

You can get ntfsdos.exe from www.sysinternals.com.

Now have a look at drive E: and check if your files and
folders are still there, especially "E:\win2000\system32 \ntoskrnl.exe",
then report back here.


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