ntldr

[steptoe]

hi
im having a look at my daughters computer when i try to boot it up it says
SEARCHING FOR BOOT RECORD FROM CDROM...OK
PRESS ANY KEY TO BOOT FROM CD....
NTLDR IS MISSING
PRESS CTRL+ALT+DEL TO RESTART
but its not responding i know her boyfriend had a look at it but hes not around anymore any ideas oh windows xp1300mhz amd not sure on motherboard but i can find out
hope this is in the right section
thanks in advance

[KraGorn]

NTLDR is the first-phase boot process that is run by the Master Boot Record (MBR) on the first hard disk when booting or re-booting the system .. in other words, it's what starts booting Windows (starting with Windows NT, the name is shorthand for NTLoaDeR).

This message indicates the MBR is unable to find a bootable NT/2K/XP system on the currently selected active boot partition.

It may be that something/someone has changed the 'Active' partition or it could be a corrupt Windows system partition, impossible to know which without more analysis. You could try booting the Windows install CD and select "Repair" when given the option, it may manage to breathe life back into the system. If not I'm afraid you'll have to find someone with the technical knowledge to try to analyse what's wrong.

[Uridium]

Usually a corrupt Windows Install.

If boot order is set incorrectly though and machine is trying to boot from a CD or floppy left in the drive you will also get this error so worth checking for that before re-installing windows.

If not you can boot from the XP cd go into the recovery console and use the "fixboot" command to try and repair but it rarely does

[swanny78]

sounds like your trying to boot from cd...take the cd out.

check boot order in bios too, make sure hdd 0 is on the list

[elementtech]

Hi there,

Take a peek at the link below, this should get you up and running.

http://www.techimo.com/forum/t136282.html

Cheers

Chris.

[steptoe]

hi guys
thanks for the input i will give it a go tomorow and let you know how it works out thanks again for your help i knew you would come up trumps

[loates123]

hi had smae happen to me
need very urgent advice

pc kept freezeing and restarting
so done a windows recovery but as it was copying new files it froze

so tried to windows reinstll but keeps frezeing at around 70%

cant get on to windows any more as it says ntldr

and when i do windows reinstall by booting from windows xp disk it freezes each time when copying new files

only had pc from overclockers which i pay 650 for 14 months agao.
rang overclockers they
said it could be my ram or hhd
said to test my ram by taking one stick out at a time, if not they told me to send my hhd back for aq replacement foc
how much do u reckon they are right|?
if anyone can help me slove this as i am well annyoyed having no pc i will pay them a small payment into there paypal accound

[loates123]

anyone
overclockers wont let me post the unit back

but i can post one unit back at a time and they can check if faulty

could take weeks to resolve

thinking of sending hhd drive back

if that fails then motherboard


thats after i have tested ram tonight, but i only have one pc at home so am in bother.

over clockers dont do any favours for no one i notice.
all advice welcome

[Uridium]

Make sure you do a Full format NOT quick format when re-installing windows. a Full NTFS format from windows setup will also run a checkdisk /F, this will detect any bad sectors on the drive and mark tham as such to stop windows trying to write to them.

[loates123]

Thanks
but have dont what u have said
and once it get to about 70% of copying new files it always frezzes

any more adevice would be fab

[Uridium]

forget sending it back to Overclockers for now. a cheap 120gb-200gb hard drive will only cost you about £30 from Ebuyer/Dabs etc..

Pop a new hard disk in and try rebuilding again. best case it works, worst case you have a spare hard drive you can always use as more storage.

[Uridium]

Originally Posted by Uridium

forget sending it back to Overclockers for now. a cheap 120gb-200gb hard drive will only cost you about £30 from Ebuyer/Dabs etc..

Pop a new hard disk in and try rebuilding again. best case it works, worst case you have a spare hard drive you can always use as more storage.

if the file copy hangs in the same place each time it could be a problem with your windows CD, does it have any scratches/marks on it?

May be worth trying to borrow one from somebody

[doshim]

Hey
i accidently deleted a couple of files that were under manage files in spy eraser. One was NTLDR same thing happend to me, in that it would not boot up "crtl alt del to restart" As i had deleted the file and shredded the waste bin i lost it so could not install the file. As a result my local pc shop managed to save some data from the hard drive, although they had to reinstall windows and lost all my programs. Have to start from scratch.
Point to the story is take a image of your pc regularly
choi

[loates123]

GOT A PC ENGINEER ROUND LAST NIGHT AS MACHINE would not even boot up one little bit

power pack gone(FAULTY)

motherboard MORE THAN LIKEY gone

may be disk drive and memory?

testted from power supply to motherboard only no beeps etc
light on motherboard went bright then dimmed then fan stopped
power pack not sounding right

heatsink fan started even when you turned power pack on at back of the unit

done other tests too, he works in it and is qualifyed

told me to get in touch with over clockers

now what do i tell them i dont want ripping off here

i have packed motherboard , power pack ,hard drive


all advice before 9am would be fab as i am going to ring then just after 9am