I have a hp pavilion with windows 98
2006-10-31 17:19:00 · 7 answers · asked by john j 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Windows 98 & ntldr missing??
Hmmm..
Been so long since I fooled with 98,I've forgotten any little I ever knew .
Anyway,,try this..............................
Go to
http://www.bootdisk.com/
Download a Windows 98 bootdisk onto a floppy disk.
Use one of the "OEM" ones
Put that disk in your HP & start pc
It takes a while
It'll eventually give you an old DOS/Command Prompt Screen
at the A:\> prompt type in
SYS C:
then hit Enter,,,,it'll copy the files then give a message that it's finished.
Remove the floppy and reboot
that should fix it.
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If Sys C: dont help...
Reboot with the boot disk,
and at the command prompt A:\>
Type in the following command
fdisk c: /mbr
hit enter,when it's finished,,rremove floppy & reboot
***Dont use MBR command if you have multiple operating systems installed,,like XP & 98,,
or if you have multiple partitions on that drive.
W-98 has a hidden copy of MBR (Master Boot Record)stored somewhere.
"fdisk" is FORMAT DISK command.
The "fdisk c: /mbr" rewrites the mbr from the archived copy,,,in a way that's almost like a semi-re-install or 1/2 re-format.
It can mess up Multi-Boot pc's or multi-partitioned drives
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q69013/
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If that does not work,,go here and follow the instructions.
But this is 2000/XP stuff,,not 98.
Ntldr errors are usually in XP or W2000.
There IS a ntldr in 95/98/me,,but I dont recall ever seeing errors from it??????????
http://tinyempire.com/notes/ntldrismissing.htm
Good luck,,hope that helps!
2006-10-31 21:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The resons might be -
1.Computer is booting from a non-bootable source.
2.Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS.
3.Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file.
4. Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file.
5.Loose or Faulty IDE/EIDE hard disk drive cable
1 - Many times this error is caused when the computer is attempting to boot from a non-bootable floppy disk or CD-ROM. First verify that no floppy diskette is in the computer, unless you are attempting to boot from a diskette.
2006-10-31 17:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by Shashi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As for my knoldege this types of error we often get in windows xp. when i get this types of error. I reinstall my systemwith windows botable CD so i think you should re install your system with the cd which is windows xp plus bootable too.
2006-10-31 17:23:56 · answer #3 · answered by Arun M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
copy the file from a friends pc to cd then place that on ur pc put that in c:\ windows \ system .folder. remove any disk from the floppy drive
2006-10-31 17:36:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Good Luck
2006-10-31 17:21:37 · answer #5 · answered by phy333 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure there is nothing in the floppy drive... that's the most common problem.
2006-10-31 17:26:20 · answer #6 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reinstall Win98, it's corrupted ^^
2006-10-31 17:24:26 · answer #7 · answered by Willy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋