Missing NTLDR, Unable to boot computer

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Carlos

Hi There.

My computer is runing Windows XP home. A few days ago,
while saving a file, the "blue -oh no, please- screen
reported a system stop to protect the PC, and I restarted
the computer just to receive a MISSING NTLDR error
message.
I found out that I should be able to fix this creating a
floppy with the files NTldr, ntdetect.com as well as a
boot.ini file. I did it but when I try to boot the
computer from the floppy, I receive an error message: NO
SYSTEM DISK, change and press any key.

So, what is missing on the floppy?

I've tried to run the recovery console, but as the
computer is IBM I don't have a WindowsXP disk because it
is part of the Product Recovery Disk and the only option
I get when I try to run it is FORMAT AND REINSTALL
WINDOWS (obviously, I don't want to loose all the info
stored in my PC).

I've run PC DOctor as well as someother utilities from
DOS trying to make the hard disk run. WIndows does not
recognize it even as slave. Recovery console hangs up
trying to read (I thik) the disc. Tools as PC DOCTOR and
some recovery utilities can read the disk but there is no
way to make it work in Windows.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Hi Carlos,

Copy and paste these lines in a healthy Windows XP computer to create
the boot disk:

cmd /k cd %systemdrive%\ && format a:/v:xp_ini && xcopy boot.ini a:/h
&& xcopy ntldr a:/h && xcopy ntdetect.com a:/h && exit

When you run this from the Start > Run prompt, a dos screen will
appear to ask you to insert a floppy in the drive a, it will format
the floppy and copy the files.

Try to boot with the new floppy.

Good luck
 
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