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NTLDR is missing

Hello
this morning i had for no reason NTLDR is missing , im able to get into windows with this tool but i can't boot into windows without it:

http://www.tinyempire.com/notes/files/64ntiso.zip

my os is :Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

what can i do now please? like i said before im able to boot into windows but what to do now? to fix it permanent

thank u

EDIT 1: i had some virus and i got a look at it it removed thoes files
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
C:\WINDOWS\regedit.exe
/ntldr
\bootmgr
\bootsect.bak
and some random shit

will post more

jvuz

With a bartpe cd (http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/) you could try to launch a chkdsk

NoBoDyDD

ASKER

no need for live cd, im able to boot into windows fine with that tool, i just can't use it everytime i boot into windows :S
will try to chkdsk

helpfinder

remove the disk from macine and put it to some other (as internal or external) and run chkdsk with F parameter (/F)

Iradat Siddiqui

Please do the repair installation of windows XP.

NoBoDyDD

ASKER

will try chdsk -F now
about repair installation ? when i boot into windows xp cd and press R i get only CMD version

and when i go to C:\ i get no files there
no boot.ini
no NTLDR

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NoBoDyDD

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well can we leave repair last thing to do? cause im little scared that it will remove my files
here's what i get from chkdisk (without F)

C:\>chkdsk
The type of the file system is NTFS.
The volume is in use by another process. Chkdsk
might report errors when no corruption is present.

WARNING!  F parameter not specified.
Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)...
178016 file records processed.
File verification completed.
897 large file records processed.
0 bad file records processed.
0 EA records processed.
3 reparse records processed.
CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)...
63 percent complete. (418163 of 658958 index entries processed)
Deleting index entry sessionstore.js in index $I30 of file 35606
Deleting index entry SESSIO~1.JS in index $I30 of file 35606.
90 percent complete. (634785 of 658958 index entries processed)
Deleting index entry E3DEFd01 in index $I30 of file 161774.
658958 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.

Errors found.  CHKDSK cannot continue in read-only mode.

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i tried this:
C:\>chkdsk -f
The drive, the path, or the file name is not valid.

x-men

if you are able to get in recovery mode, run the FIXMBR command

NoBoDyDD

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will try FIXMBR after i finish SFC /SCANNOW i think it would help or something

Iradat Siddiqui

Please do the repair installation not the repair using the console. I already wrote the steps to perform the repair installation in my previous post.

☠ MASQ ☠

The repair won't remove any of your files but it will uninstall Windows Hotfixes.
as iradatsiddiqui has said, getting to the right menu is a bit counter-intuitive, you have to ignore the "R" for repair which is actually Windows' Recovery Console (the command prompt you found) and carry on as if you are installing Windows for the first time. Windows will detect the previous installation and then ask you if you want to repair it. You'll need the 64bit installation CD that is the same (or better) Service Pack as the install you are trying to fix.

The Repair/Reinstall feature deletes and replaces specific system files including those which your AV has removed because they were infected. It won't touch data or your registry so installed programs will continue to behave as normal.

More on the process here and why you need the right CD before starting.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/XP/A_3218-XP-OEM-and-the-repair-reinstallation-a-cautionary-tale.html