Re: NTLDR is missing on bootup

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Thank you, David, I will work on it.

I forgot to ask, W2K has been so solid, I had neglected to make boot disks.
I just went to the bootdisk website and downloaded 4 bootdisks, I'm still
used to W98 with only 1 boot disk.

How do you use 4 boot disks? Or, how to troubleshoot W2K with boot disks?

ms

"David Webb" <dwebb211@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:#WKDAfSUHHA.5068@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

First, verify that you didn't leave a disk in the floppy drive.

If the drive is empty then refer to this article:

HOW TO: Troubleshoot the "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message in Windows
2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318728&Product=
win2000


"ms" <ms@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:53jhohF1skm36U3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| W2K/SP4
|
| My install has been rock-solid for about a year. I practically never
| install anything, mainly use small executables, no problems.
|
| I have net browsing patterns I used for years in W98SE and now W2K,
| no funnies there, I browse with images/javascript disabled normally.
| I only use Firefox, Xnews, DUN.
|
| Cold boot each AM. Clean trash each shutdown, same every day.
|
| Yesterday was a typical day, usual sites, saved usual text, edited
| usual text. Absolutely nothing unusual or abnormal.
|
| This morning, on bootup, black screen before BIOS display: NTLDR is
| missing. Can't boot up,
|
| 1. Why, out of nowhere, does this happen?
|
| 2. How to fix it?
|
| TIA
|
| ms
|
|




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