New HD-msg NTLDR missing

[Rob]

Got new Seagate 80GB HD and during install of XP home
edition-reboot, the msg "NTLDR missing" is as far as it
will boot. Is there a fix?

 

[project722]

You need to run a chkdsk on your hard disk. Or run the diagnostic
utility that came with your HD. The see this website below:

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

look for the section on "how to repair the boot sector"

 

[Jason Teagle]

Got new Seagate 80GB HD and during install of XP home

edition-reboot, the msg "NTLDR missing" is as far as it
will boot. Is there a fix?

Check if there's a floppy disk in the drive - I had one in the drive and
tried to reboot recently, and it said that. I thought I had corrupted XP,
but it turned out that it was fooled into thinking the floppy disk was a
boot disk, but of course it didn't have all the required files on it. Once I
took the disk out and tried rebooting again, it booted just fine.