Re: NTLDR Is Missing - Tried all the usual
- From: "Juan" <soyquiensoy@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 15:03:13 -0800
Option1: The problem may be what you have already explained: that your XP
pro does not recognize an OS installed there and sees it as an empty
partition. So My guess is the jumpers (in the back of the HDs) are not
configured properly. They should be set in the MA (master) contacts for the
XP Pro and in the SL (slave) contacts for the Home HD. [master in the end
of the IDE channel and slave in the middle) I'm not sure this will have any
effect but HD without properly configured "jumpers" are not recognized by
the main OS, so there's a good chance this can solve it.
Option2 : From from my point of view it would be more practical to install
the unbootable HD single in the Master end of the IDE channel and try to
boot it with a Boot Disk that includes the Boot.ini file edited for Windows
XP Home logon... to make the boot disk you can copy the files from your XP
Pro and modify the boot.ini file or download the appropriate package from
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm for the copy option; In your XP Pro do
a search for Boot.ini, NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM and copy them to a formated
diskette. Format the diskette in the command prompt (DOS) with the command
format a: and copy the three files but modify the boot.ini file with;
Something like this:
-----------------
[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operation systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows XP Home" /fastdetect
OR This:
------
[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operation systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home" /fastdetect
If the previous does not work you may need to use the XP CD to access the
Recovery Console and use any of the following commands, hope one may help.
BOOTCFG = Configures and recovers the Boot.ini file
CHKDSK = Tests and makes a report of the HD condition
FIXBOOT = Writes a new boot sector in the specified partition.
FIXMBR = Repairs the master boot record of the specified drive.
MAP = Shows the assigned drive letters.
HELP = Shows a list of the Recovery Console commands.
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"$pen" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió en el mensaje
news:43c2c149$0$82674$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Many thanks Juan,
>
> Have already tried to copy NTLDR from the XP boot disk but it didn't have
> any effect, the file is def there. The HD is set to being slave and shows
up
> in the BIOS as slave OK.
>
> Please could you explain about the boot disk a bit more though. I
currently
> have 2 HD's in my comp. Mine which is Master and has XP pro and system
> partition is C:\. I also have my friends broken drive as slave on the same
> IDE channel, this has XP Home on it and gets the NTLDR . The broken drive
is
> showing up as D:\ within my XP Pro but Windows thinks it is unformatted.
>
> Are you saying that I should amend the boot.ini so that I can also try and
> boot to the OS on the broken disk D:\? Sorry I am not quite clear.
>
> I have tried several boot disks in the broken computer while the HD drive
> was still in it. Although I could get to a DOS prompt I could not access
the
> C: partition.
>
> Any help is cool.
>
> Many thanks
>
> $pen
>
>
>
> "Juan" <soyquiensoy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:O%23DBzqMFGHA.1028@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > In Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > View > enable "Show
hidden
> > files and folders" and disable "Hide protected system files
(recommended)"
> > and look for the NTLDR file in C:\NTLDR (of the unbootable HD) if the
file
> > is not present copy it from functional XP OS or download it from
> > http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm Or from here
> > http://1gighost.net/jerseyboy/xpquick.zip
> >
> > To see the files in the XP HD from your computer you may neet to make
sure
> > the jumper is in the right position which should be in the SL
contacts...
> > if
> > in the wrong position your system may not be recognizing it. That is if
> > the
> > HD is an IDE HD, if SATA this is not necessary.
> >
> > A boot disk [3-1/2 floppy diskette] can help boot the XP but you need to
> > edit the Boot.ini file for the double boot setup as follows.
> >
> > [boot loader]
> > timeout=30
> > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
> > [operating systems]
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
> > Profesional" /fastdetect
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> > Profesional" /fastdetect
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > "$pen" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió en el mensaje
> > news:43c14f2a$0$2692$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Hi all, hope someone can help me as getting a bit frustrated with it
all
> >> now.
> >>
> >> Have been getting 'NTLDR Is Missing' on a comp I'm fixing and am
> > struggling
> >> to sort it. So far I have tried
> >>
> >> 1. General repair using the XP CD
> >> 2. Reinstall over the top of the last
> >> 3. Copied NTDETECT and NTLDR back from XP CD in Recovery Consol
> >> 4. Run both Fixboot and fixmbr
> >>
> >> If I use my Win2000 recovery consol then I can see both partitions and
> >> all
> >> the files on the drive so I know they are there. I tried to run
> >> bcupdate2.exe but could not run it in DOS. I put the broken drive as a
> > slave
> >> in my computer and tried to run bcupdate2 again but in my computer I
> > cannot
> >> see either of the partitions on the broken drive. It just appears as an
> >> unformatted drive.
> >>
> >> I am basically trying to copy all the files off before I wipe the drive
> > and
> >> start again, I have also tried to use a util called NTSF4DOS and
although
> >> this can see the boot partition C: it cannot see any files on the
drive.
> >>
> >> Not sure what I should try next. Anyone have any ideas?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ta
> >>
> >> $pen
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
.
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