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not able to boot with windows 7 os
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To access the System Recovery Environment in Windows 7, simply boot your PC, just before the system loads the Windows operating system; hit the [F8] Function 8 key on your keyboard which will launch the Advanced Boot Options Menu. There you will see a new option 'Repair Your Computer', select this option and hit 'Enter' on your keyboard.
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Interesting. Someone at another site posted with the same problem when helping a friend fix their Windows XP machine.
I suggest starting with checking that there are no CDs or DVDs in the drives or removable drives (backups) plugged in to the USB ports. If that is not the problem, see if this KB article helps: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315261/
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I just had that freaky "NTLDR is missing". I have a multi-boot system with XP pro, Vista and Win7, on a 320GB hdd with all my work.
This happened after I did the latest update for Win 7 -just a few hours earlier.
Here's what worked for me:
Partial solution: I pressed F8 during bios screens and when BIOS boot selection menu appeared, I selected (with up/down arrows) the main hard drive and was able to enter the multi-boot menu and start the OS I wanted normally. But when I rebooted, I got the same error.
Since the above worked, I figured out it was definitely some sort of BIOS corruption.
So...Full solution: I noted on paper all BIOS settings, then updated the BIOS (with the same version since there wasn't a new one), then re-entered the BIOS and selected BIOS defaults. Then changed each setting back according to the notes on paper with the exception of letting "PCIPnP" (Plug & Play O/S) to NO. Before I reset the BIOS to default settings, I tried again and I got the error message. So what actually fixed it, was the reset of the BIOS settings to default -try that before re-flashing the BIOS.
I had the same problem with my Windows 7. The solution is to go into the BIOS and change the boot order. It was originally set to boot from USB Device first, and I have an external hard drive connected by USB for backup, which does not have an operating system installed. When the boot order is changed so that "Hard Drive" is first, the problem goes away.
My wife just had her computer rebuild 2 weeks ago. Has been working fine. She got up this morning had the message NTLDR missing. Said to hit any hit which did not work. Try to do F8 3 or 4 dozen times with no luck. Hit F12 but can not find 'Quick Boot' in BIOS. Have any suggestions?
My computer does not have the advanced boot options when i press [F8], but when the manufacturers logo appears i repetidly tap [ESC] ad then [F11} to get system recovery
