NTLDR missing

Jokerswild · December 29th, 2006

I tried reinstalling windows XP on my daughters computer and got a error so I rebooted to try again and I get a NTLDR is missing and it won't boot from the CD at all. Doesn't give me the option to boot from CD even though it sees it.

RangerXLT8 · December 29th, 2006

Make sure the HDD with Windows XP on it is set to First boot device. If you are trying to install XP, then make sure the optical drive is first boot device. Or there may be an option to make a boot selection, for instance on my MB I hold F8 during post and a list of boot devices comes up, then of course select the optical drive with the XP CD in it.

Panda Man · December 29th, 2006

Found the solution on another forum. Boot from the CD and enter the recovery console, and type the following:

c:\copy d:\i386\ntldr c:\
c:\copy d:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

Hope it helps!

**Hitman** · December 29th, 2006

Check to make sure you don't have a floppy disk in the floppy drive, if you have one.

Jokerswild · December 29th, 2006

The problem is that it won't boot from the CD. There's no floppy and it's set to boot from CD first. I may have found a solution with my Maxblast boot CD I'll post back later.

Panda Man · December 29th, 2006

wait, so you can't boot from the CD at all, even if its set to be the first boot device? Or windows just doesn't want to boot from the cd?

Jokerswild · December 29th, 2006

It didn't want to boot from the windows CD until I used my Maxblast CD to repair. All is well now and windows is installing.

Panda Man · December 29th, 2006

wait, so you couldn't install windows period? or did you get stuck in between the DOS/GUI portion or something >_>

I donnu, glad all is well though.

Jokerswild · December 29th, 2006

I don't know why it would boot from Maxblast except that it my be dos oriented.

polobunny · December 29th, 2006

If you the problem was that you weren't able to partition the drive with the Windows install CD (because it rebooted) it was because of a bogus partition. Somehow it happens (and way too often) that a bugged partition will render the Windows XP cd quite useless. =/

December 29th, 2006	#1
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,118	NTLDR missing I tried reinstalling windows XP on my daughters computer and got a error so I rebooted to try again and I get a NTLDR is missing and it won't boot from the CD at all. Doesn't give me the option to boot from CD even though it sees it.

December 29th, 2006	#2
RangerXLT8 Worker Ant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 956	Re: NTLDR missing Make sure the HDD with Windows XP on it is set to First boot device. If you are trying to install XP, then make sure the optical drive is first boot device. Or there may be an option to make a boot selection, for instance on my MB I hold F8 during post and a list of boot devices comes up, then of course select the optical drive with the XP CD in it. Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.22ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 460FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR3-1333 Sapphire 4870 512mb GDDR5 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster 20x DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone OP650 54A 12v Rail @50C DamgerDen Torture Rack--MC-TDX--Black Ice GTX240--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes-- Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate 64

December 29th, 2006	#3
Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,910	Re: NTLDR missing Found the solution on another forum. Boot from the CD and enter the recovery console, and type the following: c:\copy d:\i386\ntldr c:\ c:\copy d:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\ Hope it helps! Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD

December 29th, 2006	#4
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,409 Blog Entries: 2	Re: NTLDR missing Check to make sure you don't have a floppy disk in the floppy drive, if you have one.

December 29th, 2006	#5
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,118	Re: NTLDR missing The problem is that it won't boot from the CD. There's no floppy and it's set to boot from CD first. I may have found a solution with my Maxblast boot CD I'll post back later.

December 29th, 2006	#6
Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,910	Re: NTLDR missing wait, so you can't boot from the CD at all, even if its set to be the first boot device? Or windows just doesn't want to boot from the cd? Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD

December 29th, 2006	#7
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,118	Re: NTLDR missing It didn't want to boot from the windows CD until I used my Maxblast CD to repair. All is well now and windows is installing.

December 29th, 2006	#8
Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,910	Re: NTLDR missing wait, so you couldn't install windows period? or did you get stuck in between the DOS/GUI portion or something >_> I donnu, glad all is well though. Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD

December 29th, 2006	#9
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,118	Re: NTLDR missing I don't know why it would boot from Maxblast except that it my be dos oriented.

December 29th, 2006	#10
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,845 Blog Entries: 6	Re: NTLDR missing If you the problem was that you weren't able to partition the drive with the Windows install CD (because it rebooted) it was because of a bogus partition. Somehow it happens (and way too often) that a bugged partition will render the Windows XP cd quite useless. =/

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