Re: NTLDR is missing on bootup
- From: "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:01:04 +1100
"ms" <ms@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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
I suggest you try a slightly different approach in order to find out
if your Windows 2000 installation is still intact. Here is how it goes:
Win2000 boot disk
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000/XP PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
- Boot the machine with this floppy
What do you get?
.
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