Need Help...Windows Crashed!!

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Last night everything was fine with my computer. I am running XP Home. I was
transferring some files from my hard drive to an external hard drive and then
all of a sudden I noticed almost all of my desktop icons were gone as well as
most of the files in my C: folder. I restarted my computer only to get the
following message:
"NTLDR is missing, press any key to restart." I tried downloading the files
as suggested on Microsoft.com onto a floppy and reboot to it. When I
restarted, it checked the floppy but nothing happened and I still got the
same messge.
I next put in my Windows XP original disk and got to the Recovery
Console screen. Now I get stuck. It says:
1: C:\Windows
Which Windows install would you like to log onto? I choose 1 and hit Enter.
Then it says:
"Type Admin Password:" Here I just hit enter because i dont have an admin
password. When I do it says:
"C:\WINDOWS>"

I tried typing Fixmbr after the above, but then it says that if I cannot
access my hard drive not to continue with Fixmbr as it might make it worse.

What do I do now? Is there anyway to recover my drive? I just replace my
hard drive a year ago, bought it brand new. I am using a laptop without an
A:\ drive but I have an external A:\ drive that plugs in using USB.

Thanks for any help you can give me.
CHRIS
 
Chris08 said:
Last night everything was fine with my computer. I am running XP Home. I was
transferring some files from my hard drive to an external hard drive and then
all of a sudden I noticed almost all of my desktop icons were gone as well as
most of the files in my C: folder. I restarted my computer only to get the
following message:
"NTLDR is missing, press any key to restart." I tried downloading the files
as suggested on Microsoft.com onto a floppy and reboot to it. When I
restarted, it checked the floppy but nothing happened and I still got the
same messge.
I next put in my Windows XP original disk and got to the Recovery
Console screen. Now I get stuck. It says:
1: C:\Windows
Which Windows install would you like to log onto? I choose 1 and hit Enter.
Then it says:
"Type Admin Password:" Here I just hit enter because i dont have an admin
password. When I do it says:
"C:\WINDOWS>"

I tried typing Fixmbr after the above, but then it says that if I cannot
access my hard drive not to continue with Fixmbr as it might make it worse.

What do I do now? Is there anyway to recover my drive? I just replace my
hard drive a year ago, bought it brand new. I am using a laptop without an
A:\ drive but I have an external A:\ drive that plugs in using USB.

Thanks for any help you can give me.
CHRIS
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I'm not sure what disk your using but does it have FiXMBR and FIXBOOT
on it? it should. and you might need to type in
A:\FIXMBR or A:\FIXBOOT

There is another way to access those commands, by using your XP CD and
booting into the Recovery Console
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_rec.htm
and
http://tinyurl.com/nrx2o
 
There are two repair options: The first repair option presented is via the
Recovery Console - do not select this option. Setup will proceed and you
will be presented with another screen stating a Windows installation has
been found (labeled #1 - same as first repair option) select to repair the
currently installed XP - setup will continue as if reinstalling XP.
 
Thanks for all your help. I was able to boot after I chose repair from the
install CD.

CHRIS
 
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