That danged NTLDR Missing message

[Harry Krause]

I'm cleaning up an older computer running XP Pro.

At one time it booted off a SCSI drive but now it boots off an IDE
drive.

But if I don't have the SCSI drive listed first in the motherboard
bios, the computer will not boot and gives the NTLDR missing message. I
If I temporarily disable the SCSI, I get the missing message. There is
no boot.ini file on the SCSI.

NTLDR is on the IDE drive, which is the C drive.

Here is my boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

I'd like to have the IDE drive listed first in the bios. I have a
feeling the computer seeks the SCSI first when it boots.

Suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[Harry Krause]

I'm cleaning up an older computer running XP Pro.

At one time it booted off a SCSI drive but now it boots off an IDE
drive.

But if I don't have the SCSI drive listed first in the motherboard
bios, the computer will not boot and gives the NTLDR missing message. I
If I temporarily disable the SCSI, I get the missing message. There is
no boot.ini file on the SCSI.

NTLDR is on the IDE drive, which is the C drive.

Here is my boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

I'd like to have the IDE drive listed first in the bios. I have a
feeling the computer seeks the SCSI first when it boots.

Suggestions?

Thanks!

Forgot to add this: the SCSI is running off an add-in card, an adaptec
29160.

 

[Harry Krause]

This help?
'You receive an \"NTLDR is missing\" error '
(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=320397)
Treeman

Thanks. It may, because MS mentions a file called
Bcupdate2 that fixes the problem, but apparently one has to email it
for help. Dunno why I can't just download it.

We'll see.

 

[Harry Krause]

Thanks. It may, because MS mentions a file called
Bcupdate2 that fixes the problem, but apparently one has to email it
for help. Dunno why I can't just download it.

We'll see.

I got ahold of the file mentioned, put it on my XP boot floppy, rebooted
the machine, invoked the file, it said it worked, then I tried to get my
machine to boot from the IDE drive listed first in the BIOS. No joy.

Arrgh!

 

[Terra Prime]

I'm cleaning up an older computer running XP Pro.

At one time it booted off a SCSI drive but now it boots off an IDE
drive.

But if I don't have the SCSI drive listed first in the motherboard
bios, the computer will not boot and gives the NTLDR missing
message. I If I temporarily disable the SCSI, I get the missing
message. There is no boot.ini file on the SCSI.

NTLDR is on the IDE drive, which is the C drive.

Here is my boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

I'd like to have the IDE drive listed first in the bios. I have a
feeling the computer seeks the SCSI first when it boots.

Suggestions?

Thanks!

Try replacing the NTLDR using the method described here:

http://www.pchelp.5gigs.com/faqcp/wxpbushp.html

 

[Harry Krause]

I'm cleaning up an older computer running XP Pro.

At one time it booted off a SCSI drive but now it boots off an IDE
drive.

But if I don't have the SCSI drive listed first in the motherboard
bios, the computer will not boot and gives the NTLDR missing
message. I If I temporarily disable the SCSI, I get the missing
message. There is no boot.ini file on the SCSI.

NTLDR is on the IDE drive, which is the C drive.

Here is my boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

I'd like to have the IDE drive listed first in the bios. I have a
feeling the computer seeks the SCSI first when it boots.

Suggestions?

Thanks!

Try replacing the NTLDR using the method described here:

http://www.pchelp.5gigs.com/faqcp/wxpbushp.html

Been there, done that, didn't work.