when i turned on my computer it said NTLDR is missing press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart i kept doing that all it comes up with is the same message over and over and will not do anything else we do not have the recover disc so how do i fix it?
2007-10-10 11:51:20 · 16 answers · asked by Jenn 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
mm...i doubt you will find anybody thats very helpful online, but you may want to search the yellow pages and look for some software technicians.
Ive got a question though...how are you asking this question if there is something wrong with your computer?
2007-10-10 11:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.....? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Re-boot your system in Safe Mode: This can be achieved by continually pressing F8 during the boot sequence. You should now see an option to boot your system at the last known good configuration – select this and if it works - fine.
Assuming the above failed it is possible that your boot sector or boot files on your hard drive have become corrupt. You can attempt a fix by booting from your ‘Recovery’ CD and following the instructions for ‘Repair’.
If and when the repair has finished you will get the C: prompt. Now type chkdsk /r (NOT chkdsk/r but chkdsk space /r) and press return (enter). This means run a program called check disk and repair any faults found on the hard drive. I am now going to assume that your Windows Loader file is corrupt and it is this that is causing your errors.
First of all you need to have your C prompt sitting at the root directory of your hard drive. This can be achieved by typing cd c:\
You need to rename your corrupt loader file by typing ren ntldr ntldr.old – did you get an error message? If so you might not be at the root directory so try cd c:\ again and then rename the ntldr file.
Now copy your good original loader file from the Recovery CD and put it back into the root directory of your hard drive. For this exercise I am going to assume that your CD drive is drive D but it could be drive E or even F so replace the D in my instructions with your own CD drive letter. Here goes:
Copy D:\i386\ntldr c:\
In English – Copy SPACE D:\i386\ntldr SPACE c:\ - you should now be able to re-boot. Good luck.
Who dares wins.
2007-10-10 11:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by Who Dares Wins 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be that NTLDR is the name of a driver that Windows needs to start up and is missing or corrupt. Try starting your computer in safe mode and see if that works. If it does try using system restore to undo any major changes you made recently. If your computer won't start in safe mode, you will probably need to seek expert assistance. The data on the hard drive should be recoverable unless the drive is corrupt itself.
2007-10-10 12:08:14 · answer #3 · answered by jenks_1987 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to turn off the computer by pressing the button for a long time wait a moment then turn it back on if it still doesn't work call services or go to computer shop
2007-10-10 12:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the repair or install disk, use that. Or, get a windows NT/XP/whatever boot diskette and boot with that. if you didn't get the Windows install CD with your computer, try to find someone who has the same version of windows.
You've gotten corrupt or lost loader file for your hard disk. If you're lucky, that's all, and the repair process will fix it.
2007-10-10 11:56:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a system problem. Boot the machine from your OS cd. At the first prompt tell it to install. At the second prompt which shows your partition, select the R repair option.
2007-10-10 12:02:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please read:
Short for NT loader, NTLDR is a program loaded from the hard drive boot sector that displays the Microsoft Windows NT startup menu and helps Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP load.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318728
If the above doesn't do it for you, my may consider a Windows Repair.
WindowsXP System Restore – excellent link – explains with graphics
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/getstarted/ballew_03may19.mspx
2007-10-10 12:40:47 · answer #7 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of putting the recovery disk in, boot from your Windows installation CD. Once booted up you can either use the Windows disk checking utility or reinstall Windows from the CD. Don't forget to do all the updates after reinstalling Windows!
2007-10-10 11:56:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh yes the classic problem i get,
Make sure theres no Floppy disks in the PC first
If theres none, then your system has deleted a file, want you need to do is Format the PC, get a copy of your operating system and reinstall it, or format it by a floppy disk and then you have a blank PC :)
2007-10-10 11:56:01 · answer #9 · answered by Austinl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it means you dont have operating system.... you have to format the computer using windows xp cd.... and reinstall everything....
before doing so
if you have important files in it... you have to save it... in a different computer....
2007-10-10 14:07:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋