Re: Help ntldr missing
From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/29/04
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Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:47:44 -0500
And the active partition is?
-- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org "malcolm" <malcolm.c@virgin-removetoreply-.net> wrote in message news:uL8eYyv$DHA.2524@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Hi Rick, > > No floppy have just tried both fixboot C: and chkdsk C: /r with no effect. > As for perfeck disk there is 1 light blue square which according to the > ledgend means that the size of the boot files is 10.81 megabytes or less. > > malcy > > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:uNMaaBv$DHA.3536@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > Hi Malcolm, > > > > Boot.ini looks fine, but the missing directory (green) information is a > > concern. Some things to check: > > > > - No floppy inadvertantly left in the drive > > > > - You said you tried fixboot from the Recovery Console already? Did you > try > > "fixboot C:"? > > > > - Start/run diskmgmt.msc, make sure the system partition is set as active > > > > - Have you tried "chkdsk C: /r" from the Recovery Console yet? This may > > resolve the missing directory problem. Also, do you see the light blue > > segments representing the boot files? > > > > -- > > Best of Luck, > > > > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x > > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org > > > > "malcolm" <malcolm.c@virgin-removetoreply-.net> wrote in message > > news:eW6lkju$DHA.2484@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > > > Hi > > > > > > Thanks for the interest in my problem in the system log the only thing > is > > a > > > "remote procedure call service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this > 1 > > > time." It then states that the machine will reboot in 60000 > milliseconds. > > > > > > Here is the c:\boot.ini file you wanted > > > > > > [boot loader] > > > timeout=30 > > > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS > > > [operating systems] > > > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home > > > Edition" /fastdetect > > > > > > I don't know if this is of any use but my defrag programme is perfect > disk > > > 6.0. I ran it and analyzed the drive. The directory is represented by > > green > > > squares there were no green squares and normally there are about 4 or 5. > > > > > > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message > > > news:edw%23Nhs$DHA.3220@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Ok, start/run eventvwr.msc, look at the system and application logs > from > > > > when it happened. There may be some clue as to what the faulty module > > is, > > > or > > > > a bcc error code we can research. > > > > > > > > Also, start/run C:\boot.ini > > > > > > > > Copy/paste the contents into the reply as well. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Best of Luck, > > > > > > > > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x > > > > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! > > > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > > > > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone > > > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > > > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org > > > > > > > > "malcolm" <malcolm.c@virgin-removetoreply-.net> wrote in message > > > > news:eCr23Us$DHA.2660@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > > > > Hello Rick, > > > > > > > > > > Didn't add a thing or make any changes. Was typing a report and the > > comp > > > > had > > > > > a fatal error restarted and that was the start of the problem. The > > comp > > > > > works fine when it's started it just that you have to tell in > manually > > > > what > > > > > to boot from. > > > > > > > > > > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message > > > > > news:e0989Wr$DHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > > > > > Hi Malcolm, > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's backtrack a bit. What were you doing or what changes did you > > > make > > > > to > > > > > > the system shortly before this problem began? It seems to me like > > your > > > > > > system has some confusion going on as to what device to boot. Were > > you > > > > > > messing around in the bios at all? Did you add some hardware? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Best of Luck, > > > > > > > > > > > > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x > > > > > > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! > > > > > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > > > > > > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone > > > > > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > > > > > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org > > > > > > > > > > > > "malcolm" <malcolm.c@virgin-removetoreply-.net> wrote in message > > > > > > news:%23iHBtIo$DHA.684@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > > > > > > just tried it again is says running dma pool data before the > ntldr > > > > > missing > > > > > > > comes up > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message > > > > > > > news:%23xFd6en$DHA.1288@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Boot the Recovery Console, copy ntldr from the CD to the root > of > > > the > > > > > > boot > > > > > > > > partition from the command prompt: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > copy X:\I386\ntldr C:\ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Where X is whatever letter is assigned your CD drive. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP > > > [Q307654] > > > > > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Best of Luck, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x > > > > > > > > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! > > > > > > > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > > > > > > > > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone > > > > > > > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > > > > > > > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "malcolm" <malcolm.c@virgin.net> wrote in message > > > > > > > > news:%23fhB1En$DHA.212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > > > > > > > > > When the computer is switched on I get the message ntldr > > missing > > > > > press > > > > > > > > Ctrl > > > > > > > > > Alt Del to restart. I then have to press the esc key to get > a > > > > select > > > > > > > first > > > > > > > > > boot device window I then select hard drive from a list (it > > has > > > a > > > > > > small > > > > > > > + > > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > front of it) a second window appears asking me to select > which > > > > hard > > > > > > > drive. > > > > > > > > > The computer then boots normally. Have tried fixboot and > > fixmbr > > > > but > > > > > no > > > > > > > > > effect can anyone help thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > malcy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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