NTLDR is Missing
Hello,
I reinstalled XP on a Dell Dimension 2350 PC, partitioned the 40GB drive in one partition of 10GB.
After the installation I wnet into Disk Management tools and changed the letters for the DVD, CDRW drives D, and E, to E, and F; and created a new partition for the remaining 30GB with the letter of D.
After this I installed Service Pack2, and rebooted. After rebooting the error message NTLDR missing appreared.
I tried repairing the installation with the XP disk, but it asked me to enter the installation that I wanted to repair, and it only had one option: 1. D:\\Windows but the OS is installed in C:\\Windows.
What step did I miss, or what am I doing wrong?
Thank you,
LuisP
I reinstalled XP on a Dell Dimension 2350 PC, partitioned the 40GB drive in one partition of 10GB.
After the installation I wnet into Disk Management tools and changed the letters for the DVD, CDRW drives D, and E, to E, and F; and created a new partition for the remaining 30GB with the letter of D.
After this I installed Service Pack2, and rebooted. After rebooting the error message NTLDR missing appreared.
I tried repairing the installation with the XP disk, but it asked me to enter the installation that I wanted to repair, and it only had one option: 1. D:\\Windows but the OS is installed in C:\\Windows.
What step did I miss, or what am I doing wrong?
Thank you,
LuisP
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The C: partition was formatted with NTFS.
Fdisk displays:
C: Partition 1
Partition 2 Which is where the boot files are.
(there is no drive letter)
Fdisk displays:
C: Partition 1
Partition 2 Which is where the boot files are.
(there is no drive letter)
Have you tried removing the added partition and rebooting? (You might need to do a Fixboot after)
>>>>If you are willing to Re-Install XP SP2
Get a win98 or bootable floppy(with fdisk) from www.bootdisk.com
Boot from the disk --either floppy or Cd--Change the BIOS accordingly.
Now after booting it will take you to a: where is is the floppy.
If you booted from the floppy then good else change to cd..ie..(d: <Enter>)
With win98 CD ----
type cd win98 <enter> and with the floppy just.....
type fdisk <enter>
accept the question with a "Y".
Now delete the partition and Recreate a Primary dos partition.
Now with exit FDISK
at the same prompt type format c:/s to format the HD ---Not sure if t doesnt try "format c:\s"
Resatart the isntallation again.....It should work
Good Luck.
MD
Get a win98 or bootable floppy(with fdisk) from www.bootdisk.com
Boot from the disk --either floppy or Cd--Change the BIOS accordingly.
Now after booting it will take you to a: where is is the floppy.
If you booted from the floppy then good else change to cd..ie..(d: <Enter>)
With win98 CD ----
type cd win98 <enter> and with the floppy just.....
type fdisk <enter>
accept the question with a "Y".
Now delete the partition and Recreate a Primary dos partition.
Now with exit FDISK
at the same prompt type format c:/s to format the HD ---Not sure if t doesnt try "format c:\s"
Resatart the isntallation again.....It should work
Good Luck.
MD
Insert and boot from your Windows XP CD.
At the first R=Repair option, press the R key
Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair.
Typically this will be #1
Enter in the administrator password when requested
Enter in the following commands (X: is replaced by the actual drive letter that is assigned to the CD ROM drive)
COPY X:\i386\NTLDR C\:
COPY X:\i386\NTDETECT.COM C:\
Take out the CD ROM and type exit
x is usually the c drive