Re: NTLDR missing

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From: 4kaz (4kaz_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:47:03 -0800

I cannot get it to boot from the CD period. WHen I boot up with the CD in
the drive, it does a few things, but will not finish booting. I can't make
aslipstreamed disk, because my computer will not recognize my CD-ROM drives.
I am so frustrated. Is there no way of fixing it in any other way...I don't
want to reformat!!!

"_Vanguard_" wrote:

> "4kaz" <4kaz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0243E18E-404D-4796-A7B6-D2D727A5CCD6@microsoft.com...
> >I too am getting the run-around when booting Win XP sp2....NTLDR
> >missing. I
> > put a boot disk into my floppy and was able to boot into Windows as
> > usual,
> > but now have no CD-ROM support, so cannot get files from the XP CD to
> > repair
> > the problem. Is there somewhere I can d/l the required i386\ntldr
> > file? I
> > have also just d/l'ed the 6 disk setup disks for WinXP Pro sp2 from
> > Microsoft, but do not know where, or if this required file would be on
> > one of
> > them?
>
> The install CD for Windows XP is bootable. Put into your CD/DVD drive,
> reboot, and boot using the CD. Then use the Repair option during setup
> (the first Repair puts you into Recovery Console mode so you need to
> select the second Repair option when it is presented).
>
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