ntldr missing error message Windows xp home

Anonymous
2012-04-05T21:57:18+00:00

Hey,

I turned my pc off the other night closed as normal but now I am getting the NTLDR missing error message, I do not have the Windows dics as it is a 6 year old pc.  The computer is a Pachard Bell but I have upgraded the system and I dont think it has any of their parts left, I have norton running on the system, any ideas how to fix this? I have looked at a lot of help pages but all of them talk about the windows cd, is it a major problem if I do not have this?

Any help would be great.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-04-20T04:37:20+00:00

    This thread was originally created in the Hardware and Drivers forum.  The Microsoft Answers Moderation team has moved it to the System Repair and Recovery forum.  Thanks.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-04-20T16:59:21+00:00

    Thank you for that information.

    I have followed the instructions but I am still getting the NTLDR error when I reboot my system :-(

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-04-20T17:12:22+00:00

    I'm sorry you are having these issues. Let's try this.

    1. Insert the Windows XP CD.
    2. When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.
    3. Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows.
    4. Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.
    5. You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password.
    6. Copy the below two files to the root directory of the primary hard disk. Most often this is the letter C.

    Note that x represents the drive letter of your cd/dvd rom. You will need to replace the x with the appropriate drive letter for your device.

    copy X:\i386\ntldr c:\

    copy x:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

    1. Once both of these files have been successfully copied type Exit and reboot the computer.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-04-20T18:07:50+00:00

    Many thanks for this, I am no longer getting NTLDR error, what I am getting now is an option to start windows or press F8 for more options, I click enter to start Windows xp but the computer just restarts, I have pressed F8 and tried booting in safe mode but still no joy.

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-04-20T19:14:41+00:00

    Let's see if we can resolve this.

       1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your CD drive and restart your computer. If you are prompted, select any options required to start (boot) from the CD.

       2. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to repair using Recovery Console

       3. When you are prompted, type the Administrator password. If you have not set a password for the admin account simply press Enter.

       4. Type "cd system32" without quotes when the command prompt appears. Press "Enter," type "ren kernel32.dll kernel32.old" and press "Enter" again. Type "map" and press "Enter."

       5. Type "expand d:\i386\kernel32.dl_" and press "Enter." If the Windows XP CD is inserted into a drive other than "D:" replace "D:" with the proper drive letter.

       6. Type "exit" and press the "Enter" key. The computer will shut down and reboot again. Remove the Windows XP disk.

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