Re: NTLDR is missing
- From: "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:10:50 -0600
Make sure that there are no disks in any removable drives when you boot.
NTLDR is missing, why does it happen?
[[This problem may occur if the basic input/output system (BIOS) on your
computer is outdated, or if one or more of the following Windows boot files
are missing or damaged:
* Ntldr
* Ntdetect.com
* Boot.ini ]]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318728
[[Cause:
* Computer is booting from a non-bootable source. I.e. a disk left in the
the floppy or CD drive.
* Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS.
* Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file.
* Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file.
* Attempting to upgrade from a Windows 95, 98, or ME computer that is using
FAT32.
* New hard disk drive being added.
* Corrupt boot sector / master boot record.
* Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
* Loose or Faulty IDE/EIDE hard disk drive cable. ]]
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm
[[For this problem to occur, all the following conditions must be true:
* The system/startup partition is formatted with the FAT32 file system.
* The computer starts by using INT-13 extensions. (This is a partition
larger than 7.8 GB with a System-ID type of 0C in the partition table).
* Because of the cloning procedure, the Heads (sides) value in the FAT32
BIOS Parameter Block (BPB) does not match the geometry of the physical
drive. ]]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314057
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In nFbzg.1582$W93.1013@dukeread05">news:nFbzg.1582$W93.1013@dukeread05,
Peter Parker <spiderman@xxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I am installing a brandnew EIDE hard drive (to a P-II 233Mhz MMX from
1997), Western Digital 250GB, 8MB Cache, WDCaviar. I formated with the
enclosed CDROM but I was unable to boot it from a bootable WindowXP Pro
CDROM (yes, I tested with other box and it booted), error message:
Verifying DMI Pool Data .....
NTLDR is missing
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
So I figure it was the BIOS (Award Module BIOS v4.51 PG)
Under STANDARD CMOS SETUP, under 'Hard Disks' I change selected 'Auto' for
'Type', and 'Large' for 'Mode', all other components "SIZE, CYLS, HEAD,
PRECOMP, LANDZ, SECTOR' automatically have '0's as values.
When I reboot from C: drive, I got the following screen:
Co-Processor: Installed Extended Memory: 97280K
CPU Clock: 233Mhz Cache Memory: 512K
Diskette Drive A: 1.44M, 3.5in Display Type : EGA/VGA
Diskette Drive B: None Serial Port(s) : 3F8 2F8
Pri. Master Disk : LRG, UDMA 5, 8455MB Parallel Port(s) : 378
Pri. Slave Disk : None EDO RAM at Row : None
Sec. Master Disk : CDROM, Mode 4 SDRAM DRAM at Row : 0 1 2
Sec. Slave Disk : None
PCI device listing ...
Bus No. Device No. Func No. Vendor ID Device
ID Device Class IRQ
0 7 1 8086
7111 IDE Controller 14
0 7 1 8086
7112 Serial Bus Controller 11
1 1 0 1023
9750 Displat Controller NA
Verifying DMI Pool Data .....
A disk read error occurred
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
===
I selected 'User' for 'Type', and 'Large' remains for 'Mode', all other
components "SIZE=8452, CYLS=2047, HEAD=128, PRECOMP=65535, LANDZ=16382,
SECTOR=63' automatically set to above values.
When I reboot from C: drive, I got the following screen
Verifying DMI Pool Data .....
NTLDR is missing
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
Essentially I got this same screens after rebooting when I changed to
other parameters for 'Type' and 'Mode' combination
===
When I boot from a bootalbe floppy created with the enclosed Data
Lifeguard Tools CDROM, I got the error message:
"Cannot load DOS! Any key to retry"
=====
When I boot from a bootalbe floppy 'with diagnostic option' created with
the enclosed Data Lifeguard Tools CDROM, the graphics "Western Digital"
showed up on the screen then I got the error message:
Physical media Errormemory, please wait ...
Command or filename not recognized
Please remove the CD and/or Floppy Diskette
Press any key to reboot your system
=====
When I boot from a MS-DOS startup disk (made from a Windows XP Home box),
I got error msg
Verifying DMI Pool Data .....
Starting ...
The following file is missing or corrupted: COMMAND.COM
Type the name of the Command Interpreter (e.g., C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM)
===
Please help!
.
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