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| HEARTBURN-OMO |
Posted - Sep 11 2009 : 16:34:04 My old machine displayed the following message when I came back from being gone all week. NTLDR is missing Press ctl-alt-del to restart.
I don't know what happened. My daughter uses this machine for just about everything.
I went online and found out what files are missing. To fix it said to boot with another disk to c prompt. Then copy the new files over to where they are suppose to be...
So, I copied the 3 NTLDR files onto a CD with my new machine from the XP disk. I can get to the c: and d: prompt but have no idea how to first get to the files on d: much less how to copy them over to where they need to go on the c: drive...
I'm sure it's an easy process.....if you know how to do it? Any help?
Windows XP AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Dual 2600 mhz 4 gigs ram |
| 12 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| HEARTBURN-OMO |
Posted - Oct 09 2009 : 11:32:16 You're prob. right. I know just enough to be dangerous. |
| SkidiMark-OMO |
Posted - Oct 09 2009 : 09:04:31 quote: Originally posted by Expired-OMO
It's a technical problem known as "Operator Malfunction". ROFL
Now that is funny right there, I don't care who you are! |
| Expired-OMO |
Posted - Oct 06 2009 : 20:03:05 It's a technical problem known as "Operator Malfunction". ROFL |
| HEARTBURN-OMO |
Posted - Oct 06 2009 : 16:08:09 Nevermind, I don't know why but I turned it on, booted from the Windows CD and it booted up again...go figure.. |
| HEARTBURN-OMO |
Posted - Oct 06 2009 : 15:52:37 Nope...now I can't get to a c or d prompt. Is there anyway to get to C or D from the bios program? I don't know what I would do if I could but I might be able to at least try to run setup or copy the NDLR files from a CD...otherwise, I guess I need to just clean the disk and reinstall...losing everything. Thank goodness it's my backup. Signed up today for an online backup system for 50 bucks a year to keep this from happening again... |
| Bedpan-OMO |
Posted - Sep 15 2009 : 13:19:06 Does this help?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812580 |
| HEARTBURN-OMO |
Posted - Sep 15 2009 : 09:57:42 Nope. I built it from the ground up. The CD is one I purchaed new.... |
| Kayjay |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 19:48:52 Was it a dell, gateway, e-machine, hp, compaq, toshiba, acer, asus, or fujitsu that broke? Better yet, did the machine come with it's own, company-specific, windows disc? |
| HEARTBURN-OMO |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 09:01:31 NOOOOOO< not this machine...its a good machine. Need to save it.. |
| Specimen-OMO |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 06:46:22 Didn't you say you needed a new boat anchor anyway? :) |
| HEARTBURN-OMO |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 06:31:40 Thanks KJ.. of course, when I tried to boot up from the installation disk..all 4 of them I have, I couldn't get to the C: prompt at all. Was able to do it several times before your fix and of course before I can apply it the damn thing won't let me into the c or d drive., now it won't let me. Something about "\file \amd64\ntklrnlmp.exe could not be loaded. Error number 4. This really sucks.. |
| Kayjay |
Posted - Sep 11 2009 : 18:17:57 Provided D is the letter of the drive that your windows xp disc is...
Type the following:
quote:
copy D:\i386\ntldr c:\ copy D:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm#b |