Re: NTLDR is missing

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On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 21:07:26 -0500, Sharon F <sharonfDEL@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 15:40:28 GMT, me@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> His True Image install disk which can be a rescue disk won't boot and
>> all he gets on POST is "NTLDR is missing".
>
>He shouldn't see this Windows boot message error using that boot disk. It
>sounds like he missed pressing the key to boot from CD and Windows went
>ahead and tried to load.

I'm driving down to London tomorrow (Sunday) and taking everything
with me.

Sadly, he is a doctor and is involved in treating those poor devils
that were caught in the terrorist blasts, so his computer is not his
top priority just now.

Many thanks

Colin


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