I cant get into safe mode!

[Guest]

Im having trouble with my laptop booting up, i get a message saying NTLDR
missing, ive read about this & all i seem to get is replace the missing file
by putting in the windows cd. Unfortunatelly there was no cd included in my
box.

Can any one help?

 

[Guest]

hi ,

does your laptop have the "rescue" button

senthil

 

[philo]

Im having trouble with my laptop booting up, i get a message saying NTLDR
missing, ive read about this & all i seem to get is replace the missing file
by putting in the windows cd. Unfortunatelly there was no cd included in my
box.

Can any one help?

that message can be produced by having a floppy in the drive...
if so...just remove it

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi JD81,

Here is one of the many useful newsgroup posts of Late Mr.Alex Nichol,
Microsoft MVP:
http://groups.google.co.in/[email protected]

If you don't have an XP CD, you may need to get the setup floppy disks to
enter Recovery Console.

 

[Guest]

I think it does if you mean system restore but i cant get into any mode being
safe or normal. I dont have a lot of knowledge about computers so you'll have
to be basic with me! Sorry.

 

[Guest]

I dont have a floppy drive on it.

that message can be produced by having a floppy in the drive...
if so...just remove it

 

[Guest]

Floppy disks ie back up cd's? sorry im very basic at this stuff!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654/EN-US/#8

How to obtain Windows XP Setup boot disks:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994

 

[philo]

I dont have a floppy drive on it.

:

ok then you need to add a cdrom to your machine...
once you do that you can bootup with your XP cd
and from the recovery console run chkdsk /f or chkdsk /r
and see if you can repair any errors...

if that does not work...
you may need to perform a reapir installtion

 

[Guest]

All im getting is a black screen white writting as usual in top left then
says NTLDR missing ctrl-alt-del to reboot & it just does the same thing
again, ive tried getting into safe mode by pressing f8 on boot up but it just
beeps!

I have a cd rom but no floppy drive.

 

[Guest]

I have a cd rom but no floppy drive, no windows xp disks were given when i
bought the machine.

I tried to get into safe mode by pressing f8 on boot up but it just beeps!

All im getting is a black screen, white writing top left as usual with NTLDR
missing ctrl-alt-del to reboot but it just does the same thing over again.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome.