nldr is missing?

Question

tryed to reinstall 3 times same error. i put the cd in it boots fine, i do not want to put the cd in everytime i boot up.

Answer 1

Sounds like your hard drive died. Make sure you remove any floppy disks, CDs or anything else that the machine might try to boot from. New hard drives are cheap.

Answer 2

Are you sure is NLDR or NTLDR? I'm assuming you are refering to NTLDR and this is an upgrade version on windows try this
backup your msdos.sys as follow go to start , run then type cmd this will bring the dos prompt then type attrib -h -r -s c:\msdos.sys
rename msdos.sys *.ysy once done Type the following commands. Press ENTER after each command:
c:
cd\windows
Try to switch to the Command folder by typing the following command:
cd command
If you receive an error message that the path is not found, type the following command to create the Command folder, and then run the cd command command again:
md command
Switch to the EBD folder by typing the following command:
cd ebd
If you do not receive an error message that the path is not found, type the following command to create the EBD folder, and then repeat the cd ebd command:
md ebd
In the EBD folder, use the following commands to copy the Io.sys file from the root of the hard disk and to rename the Io.sys file to Winboot.sys:
attrib -s -h -r c:\io.sys
copy c:\io.sys winboot.sys
Switch back to drive A, and then type the following commands:
a:
sys c:
Note Alternatively, after you run the sys c: command, you can you can start to the Recovery Console, and then use the fixboot command to rewrite the Windows XP startup code. With this procedure, the original installation continues normally

Answer 3

ntldr is preboot and boot phase.. it is the first file to be used once the the computer is turn on. it contains minifile system drivers to load an operating system, it also collects vital hardware configurations.

Missing or corrupt boot files If the NTLDR, BOOT.INI, BOOTSECT.DOS, NTDETECT. COM, or NTOSKRNL.EXE files become corrupt or are missing, you see an error message indicating the situation, and Windows startup fails. You should use the RECOVERY CONSOLE.
FOR WINXP PROFESSIONAL:

How to Install the Recovery Console:

To install the Recovery Console, insert the Windows XP Professional CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive, and close the Windows XP Professional CD dialog box if it opens. Open a Run dialog box or a Command Prompt window in Windows XP Professional, and run the command drive:\i386\Winnt32.exe /cmdcons, where drive represents the
letter of the CD-ROM or network drive that holds the Windows XP installation files. After installation, you can start the Recovery Console by choosing it from the list of installed operating systems—you do not need to have the installation CD.


How to Start the Windows XP Professional Recovery Console

You can also run the Recovery Console from the Windows XP Professional CD-ROM without installing it. The Recovery Console provides a limited set of administrative
commands that you can use to repair your Windows XP Professional installation. You can use the following steps to start the Recovery Console from the Windows XP Professional
CD-ROM:
1. Insert the Windows XP Professional CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and restart the computer. If your computer or the workstation you want to repair does not
have a bootable CD-ROM drive, you need to insert your Windows XP Professional Setup Boot disk into your floppy disk drive. Insert the additional Windows XP Professional
Setup disks when you are prompted to do so.
2. When Setup displays the Setup Notification message, read it, and then press Enter to continue.
3. Setup displays the Welcome To Setup screen. In addition to the initial installation of Windows XP Professional, you can use Windows Setup to repair or recover a damaged Windows XP Professional installation. Press R to repair a Windows XP
Professional installation.
4. The Windows XP Recovery Console screen appears. Press C to start the Recovery Console.
5. If you have more than one installation of Windows XP Professional on the computer, you are prompted to select which installation you want to repair. Type 1 and then press ENTER.
6. Type the Administrator’s password, and then press ENTER.
7. Setup displays a command prompt. Type help and then press ENTER for a list of the commands available.
8. When you have completed the repair process, type exit and then press ENTER. The computer will restart.


Fixing Corrupted Boot Files

Although the Recovery Console is useful for replacing missing and corrupted boot files such as NTLDR and for fixing problematic MBRs, this is an area in which you should be careful. One of the most common reasons for MBR and NTLDR problems is a type of virus known as a boot sector virus—a virus that resides in the MBR. Once entrenched, boot sector viruses can set about corrupting other files, such as NTLDR. Boot sector viruses can also be difficult to get rid of because they
can often survive even a full reformatting of a hard disk. Even if you use the Recovery Console to fix a corrupted boot file, you should not assume that you have gotten to the root of the problem. Fortunately, there are some fairly simple steps you can take to help prevent boot sector viruses from ever becoming a problem. First, all computers should be running
good antivirus software that is kept up-to-date with the latest virus information. You should configure the antivirus software to perform full system scans regularly—scans that include the MBR. On most computers, you can also configure
BIOS to prevent virus-like activity (which essentially means that it will prompt you before it allows any program to write information to the boot sector).

hope this help!

Answer 4

Use xp disk as you would to do a normal install at the instalation screen pick repair windows leave file system as it is this will re install windows but leave your files as they are on the computer
all that will not be available are any updates that you installed due to your windows being back to its original install DONOT pick the change file system or your drive will be auto formatted that is a clean install that destoys all on the hard drive you will still need your serial number to reinstall

Answer 5

may be the starting portion of ur hard drive is defected or deleted.
either boot from cd, or format hard drive and again reinstall the window.if u don't want to do all this then first u boot from cd and then start scandisk>thorough option>start.the scandisk will remove ur error.

Answer 6

no, your hdd didn't "die". If you are running windows XP, first try a "repair" on your HDD using your WinXP disk. Sometimes I have had it to work, and sometimes not.

If you can't do a repair, you'll have to re-format. If there is any data you need to save, take your current HDD out, and hook it up to another machine as "slave", let it set it up, and then copy files to cd or a folder on the "master" drive.

Good luck.

Answer 7

Replace the Ntldr and save in primary disk

Answer 8

Well, people here are providing detailed answers. I dont want to repeat the same. I agree with the answers. Try them out.

Thanks for my 2 points !

Answer 9

hdd dead