Ntldr is missing press ctrl alt del to restart cant install operateing system! i have vista and xp home pro media edition! but i cannot instal on my hp laptop! i keep getting
ntldr is missing press ctrl alt del to restart please help me! i would be so grateful! : )
Try this.
This problem may occur if the basic input/output system (BIOS) on your computer is outdated, or if one or more of the following Windows boot files are missing or damaged:
Ntldr
Ntdetect.com
Boot.ini
To resolve this issue, verify that the BIOS on your computer is current, and then use one or more of the following methods, as appropriate to your situation, to repair the Windows 2000 startup environment.
Verify That the BIOS on the Computer Is Current
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Make sure that the latest revision for BIOS is installed on the computer. Contact the computer manufacturer to inquire about how to obtain, and then install the latest BIOS update that is available for the computer.
Method 1: Use a Boot Disk to Start the Computer
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Method 2: Use the Recovery Console
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Ntdetect.com
Boot.ini
Ntbootdd.sys For more information about how to create a boot disk, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301680 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301680/ ) How to create a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition in Windows
101668 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/101668/ ) How to use a Windows boot disk to prevent boot failure
copy drive:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\If you are prompted to overwrite the file, type y, and then press ENTER.
NOTE: In these commands, there is a space between the ntldr and c:\, and between ntdetect.com and c:\.
NOTE: If you used Notepad to create the file, make sure that the .txt extension is not appended to the Boot.ini file name.
Method 3: Use the Windows 2000 CD-ROM
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Insert the Windows 2000 CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and start Windows 2000 Setup.
On the Welcome to Setup page, press R.
On the Windows 2000 Repair Options page, press R.
When you are prompted to select one of the repair options, press M.
Press the UP ARROW, press the UP ARROW again, to select Verify Windows 2000 system files, and then press ENTER to clear the selection.
Press the DOWN ARROW to select Continue (perform selected tasks), and then press ENTER. The following message appears:
You need an Emergency Repair disk for the Windows 2000
installation you want to repair. Do one of the following, as appropriate to your situation:
For more information about the emergency repair feature, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: If you have an Emergency Repair Disk, follow these steps:
Press ENTER.
Insert the Emergency Repair Disk into the computer's floppy disk drive, and then press ENTER.
-or- Follow the instructions to repair the installation, and then restart the computer.
If you do not have an Emergency Repair Disk, follow these steps:
Press L. You receive a message similar to the following:
Setup has found Windows 2000 in the following folder:
drive:\WINNT "Microsoft Windows 2000" Press ENTER.
Setup examines the disks, and then completes the repair process.
231777 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231777/ ) How to create an Emergency Repair Disk in Windows 2000
If Setup Cannot Locate Windows 2000
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If you do not have a Windows 2000 Emergency Repair Disk, and if Setup cannot locate the Windows 2000 installation, follow these steps: Start Windows 2000 Setup.
On the Setup will install Windows 2000 on partition page, select Leave the current file system intact (no changes), and then press ENTER.
Press ESC to install Windows 2000 to a new folder.
In the Select the folder in which the files should be copied box, type \tempwin, and then press ENTER.
Setup installs a new copy of Windows 2000. Log on to the new copy of Windows 2000.
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type drive:, where drive is the boot drive of the computer, and then press ENTER. For example, type c:, and then press ENTER.
Type attrib -h -r -s Boot.ini, and then press ENTER.
Type edit Boot.ini, and then press ENTER.
Edit.com opens a Boot.ini file that is similar to the following file:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\TEMPWIN
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\TEMPWIN="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
Replace all instances of TEMPWIN with WINNT. The Boot.ini file that appears is similar to the following file:
[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 Professional" /fastdetect
Press ALT+F, and then press S.
Press ALT+F, and then press X.
Type attrib +h +r +s Boot.ini, and then press ENTER.
Type exit to quit the command prompt.
Restart the computer.
At the Please select the operating system to start screen, use the ARROW keys to select Microsoft Windows 2000, and then press ENTER.
Start Windows Explorer, locate the following folders, and then delete them:
Tempwin
All Users.Tempwin
Hope this helps !
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Possible causes include corrupt and misconfiguration files, hard drive and operating system upgrade issues, corrupt hard drive sectors, outdated bios, and damaged or loose ide cables among other things. best advice i can give reformat the drive and reinstall and hope your hard drive has not gone bad
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hi hp pavilion zd8000 p/n:EL040EA notebook i tried to update my operateing system to vista! now it just tells me i have BOOTMGR is missin press ctrl and alt and delete, i do this and it dose the same! i have tryed to install windows xp back on it and it wont have any of it! i have lost the partions on the hard drive icluding the back up image! i now cant get any operateing system on it what so ever! i tried with another hard drive that was formated in windows xp pro! i instaled the hard drive put the xp pro disc in it then told me i had a NTLDR is missing! SO I AM REALY LOST now as wat to do! i am wondering if i orderd back up drives from hp in disc or hard drive would that be possible? or could i sort it out this end! if i can please tell me how to ? please reply i would be so grateful many thnx : ) im a newb to this forum stuff so sorry for posting in wrong place !
First, what are you trying to install on. This section is for a Compaq Evo D500 desktop machines but your comment is about installing on a laptop. What laptop? Which operating system do you want on it? And have you configured the BIOS to try to boot from the CD before attempting to boot from the hard disk?
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