Re: missing ntldr
From: John Barnett MVP (freelanceit_at_mvps.org.nospam)
Date: 08/16/04
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:11:07 +0100
But Aron when you boot from your original floppy to the 'A' prompt have you
loaded the cd-rom drivers so that the cd-rom is recognised.
When you boot from the floppy you should get a menu. On that menu there
should be an option to boot with cd-rom support. If you are not booting with
cd-rom support then Dos will not recognise the cd-rom
-- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert www.freelanceit.glowinternet.net "Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F0178AA7-9EFF-4F1F-95DD-D7168D8E073C@microsoft.com... > Thank you very much! I will try the 6 boot floppies. > As for switching drive letters, I have tried many letters in the alphabet > [C > - the letter my hard drive used to be, D, E, F, G, H, L, N, X, Y, Z...] > and > only A and B appear to valid ones. Don't know what this means. > As for drives, I have a 3.25" (A), my new hard drive (formerly C), my > cd-rom, and a DVD rom drive. So I SHOULD have at least 4 drives active > > "John Barnett MVP" wrote: > >> Aaron, you say in your post that 'When I boot up, the CD is read, but I >> never get to the setup screen, >> therefore can't get to Recovery screen. Just get that "NTLDR is missing" >> statement' At this stage has windows xp setup gone through the initial >> copying of files to memory? If this is the case then ntldr is not being >> copied from the cd to memory. One way round this problem, but it requires >> work on your part, is to visit www.bootdisk.com and look for the windows >> xp >> boot disks. Now there should be around 6 floppy disks in all to download. >> Once you have copied the details to the relevant floppies insert the >> floppies into your floppy drive and reboot your machine. What happens >> here >> is that the floppies contain all the files that the cd initially copies >> to >> memory. If you also insert your cd into your cd rom and press the 'shift' >> button so that setup doesn't start, as soon as the floppies have copied >> the >> relevant information to the memory the cd can carry on from where the >> floppies left off. >> As to the floppy disk you have been using to get to the 'A' prompt the >> first >> thing is, does it give you the option to install cd drivers - there >> should >> be an option to boot with cd support. If not then that ias the reason for >> you receiving an 'invalid drive' error. Alternatively 'E' may not be your >> cd >> rom drive letter (Dos calculates the drive letters differently to >> windows) >> so try 'D' instead. >> >> -- >> John Barnett MVP >> Associate Expert >> www.freelanceit.glowinternet.net >> >> >> "Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:D16B4C4E-A920-47A8-AFBD-6FBA20D81409@microsoft.com... >> > Similar problem here... looked at Ques 37 - didn't quite fit my >> > problem.... >> > >> > Have 1.5 yr old HP (40 GB HD) with XP Home pre-installed. Corrupt HD >> > (extremely slow boot, cant run virus scan, one hour to start the >> > Add/Remove >> > program...) after installing Framework.net. Able to remove >> > Framework.net >> > , >> > but problem persists. >> > >> > Bought new 80 GB Seagate HD, installed as master, unplugged old 40GB >> > (corrupted). Partitioned with Seagate software. Have new licensed >> > copy >> > of >> > XP Pro I want to install on 80 GB (then install McAfee to "clean" any >> > bug >> > there is on 40GB). >> > >> > When I boot up, the CD is read, but I never get to the setup screen, >> > therefore can't get to Recovery screen. Just get that "NTLDR is >> > missing" >> > statement. >> > >> > I have an XP boot up 3.5" disk that does get me to an A: prompt, but >> > when >> > I >> > try to switch to the CD drive (e:) it says that it is an "invalid drive >> > specification." >> > >> > Any ideas? Thanks! >> > >> > "John Barnett MVP" wrote: >> > >> >> That will be whatever your windows xp is called in the boot ini file. >> >> Try >> >> Windows XP. You don't say what version of xp you are using so you >> >> might >> >> have >> >> to try Windows XP Home as an identifier or Windows XP Professional >> >> >> >> -- >> >> John Barnett MVP >> >> Associate Expert >> >> www.freelanceit.glowinternet.net >> >> "Rick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:071e01c48213$55a1c0b0$3501280a@phx.gbl... >> >> > John, >> >> > >> >> > I followed your instructions and all went well accept the >> >> > system asks me for a load identifier? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >> >>visit my website www.freelanceit.glowinternet.net Click >> >> > the WinXP Faq button >> >> >>and take a look at question 37 >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >> >>John Barnett MVP >> >> >>Associate Expert >> >> >>www.freelanceit.glowinternet.net >> >> >>"RP" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> >> > message >> >> >>news:60b701c48209$8ec97360$a501280a@phx.gbl... >> >> >>> anyone run into this error >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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