NTLDR is missing - Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

[Dan Oakes]

I got the "NTLDR is missing - Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart" message
when I rebooted my computer the other day. I then used my XP install
disk to boot up and went to the cmd prompt to see what files were
missing. boot.ini and ntdetect.com were in there but the NTLDR file
wasnt so I copied it onto a floppy disk and copied it onto the C:
drive, rebooted and it still didn't work. So then I tried to boot from
the XP install disk again and it gave me an error msg: "Utility
Partition not found - Press any key to boot system...". And then of
course, I hit a key and got the "NTLDR is missing" message again and I
havent been able to get to the command prompt since.

Has anyone seen this before?

Thank You,
-- Dan

 

[Guest]

I got the "NTLDR is missing - Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart" message
when I rebooted my computer the other day. I then used my XP install
disk to boot up and went to the cmd prompt to see what files were
missing. boot.ini and ntdetect.com were in there but the NTLDR file
wasnt so I copied it onto a floppy disk and copied it onto the C:
drive, rebooted and it still didn't work. So then I tried to boot from
the XP install disk again and it gave me an error msg: "Utility
Partition not found - Press any key to boot system...". And then of
course, I hit a key and got the "NTLDR is missing" message again and I
havent been able to get to the command prompt since.

Has anyone seen this before?

Thank You,
-- Dan

System Restore may bring things back to life, if not try these Q & A on this
link:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320397
Boot up with your CD in the CD Rom and when you presented with Windows Setup
Options:
1- Install Windows
2- Repair existing copy
3- Quit
Select 2 by Pressing R on your keyboard, on the Command Prompt type:
C:\Windows>CD.. Hit [Enter..] on your Keyboard
on the new Prompt type this:
C:\>
copy X:\i386\ntldr c:\ where X is the Drive Letter for your CD-Rom
copy X:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\ " " "
Please type one at a time click/Hit [Enter..]
You may need to rebuild your Boot.ini type this on the Prompt:
C:\>Boot.ini click Enter and you will see your Boot.ini you can Edit it or
if was intact leave as is, the boot.ini will look like this, be aware this
for XP Home so if you have XP pro:
[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
You will get Boot Indentifier: Enter this " Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition"
Boot Loader: Enter this" /fastdetect"
When you finished type: reboot (I'm not sure if it is right you can Type ?
to get the list of commands and see if reboot is one) or Exit.
HTH.
Please let us know.
Regards,
nass