NTLDR

[Guest]

-just been having some problems with NTLDr missing on boot up.Fortunately
have XP on both hard drives and can boot from second-but this doesn't help to
repair the problem. Any one help?

 

[neil]

If you can boot from the XP CD then use the recovery console and run chkdsk
with the repair switch. (chkdsk/? should give you the options)

Neil

 

[DatabaseBen]

yeh, go into recovery console
and when you get to the c:\windows
prompt copy
copy drive :i386 \ntldr

In place of drive , use the drive letter for the CD drive.

To replace NTDETECT.COM, enter

copy drive :i386 \ntdetect.com

In place of drive , use the drive letter for the CD drive.

To replace the Master Boot Record, enter

fixmbr

To replace the boot sector, enter

fixboot

The Recovery Console will ask, Overwrite system?(Yes/No/All). Enter Y for
yes

each time the question appears.

 

[Guest]

-just been having some problems with NTLDr missing on boot up.Fortunately
have XP on both hard drives and can boot from second-but this doesn't help to
repair the problem. Any one help?

Adding to Neil advice, try to boot into Syystem Recovery Console and copy
these two files to your Hard Drive.
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 iit 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