NTLDR is Missing.....

[ColTom2]

I just realized that the original string as posted was a "RE: NTLDR is
Missing" by Kins to the original poster JJ, which he probably is not even
aware of all our postings. I could not find the original posting by JJ
listed in this Newsgroup.

If anyone can find it they should direct him to all our postings, as we all,
as stated, have been posting to a "RE:" and not JJ's original posting.



He said "I've made a big mistake while 'spring cleaning' and moved the
NTDETECT file". So I assumed from this that he moved it and not deleted it.

If he has deleted it he still should be able to copy this file from either
the WINDOWS/I386 or ServicePack Files/I386 folders and place it back.

I did a similar thing and used Knoppix 5.1 bootable CD to find and move the
file back to its original location. Since it's a bootable CD your system
boots to Linux and not Windows so that you are able to move this file back
to its original location.

You might have to play with Knoppix after you boot to it to be able to
find
and transfer the file, but rest assured that you can. In correcting my
problem I recall selecting the "Tree Files" or similar viewing option in
finally finding the Windows files etc. Also you might have to go into BIOS
and change your boot selection to CD-ROM where it will boot from the
bootable Knoppix CD.

You can download the Knoppix bootable CF for free
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-mirrors/index-en.html

There are other download sites and the above is first one that I found in
a
hurry....

I thought the OP deleted ntldr. Where should he take it from to move
it back to its original location? He doesn't have a WinXP installation CD
either . . .