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I have an NTLDR Missing error on WinXP Home Edition.
I have checked the cables and all is well.
I created a bootable DOS flash drive using HPUSBFW.EXE and it loaded fine and is seen as C: drive.
I have the original OEM WinXP disk that came with the system.
I need some advice and help on what to do next and how to go about it.
The disk has a lot of data that is irreplaceable so really need to get this sorted out.
Trevor
I have checked the cables and all is well.
I created a bootable DOS flash drive using HPUSBFW.EXE and it loaded fine and is seen as C: drive.
I have the original OEM WinXP disk that came with the system.
I need some advice and help on what to do next and how to go about it.
The disk has a lot of data that is irreplaceable so really need to get this sorted out.
Trevor
System UtilitiesWindows XPMath / Science
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Thanks for this. Checking it out now.
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No that page had no help. Since the USB flash drive boots as C:, I cannot copy ntldr or ntdetect.com to the hard drive. The built in CDRom drive does not work and I have an external USB CD drive but that requires the drivers off the hard drive so is basically useless at the moment.
I need some way to access the hard drive from the dos prompt when it boots into C: on the flash drive......I think.
I need some way to access the hard drive from the dos prompt when it boots into C: on the flash drive......I think.
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I am going to try diffenet drive letters. I have also managed to get the CD drive working but I am stuck at the Administrators Password entry. Don't know what it is!
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After you reset the admin password boot from the XP cd and select recovery console then run the chkdsk /r command....should get it there. If not then also run the fixboot command. One of the two should have it backup if no physical damage is present on the drive.
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Finally got it done. It was corrupted boot and loader files in the root that were the problem caused by trying to defrag when the disk is too full I think.
Thank you all for the suggestions and help.
Thank you all for the suggestions and help.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm
NTLDR is missing