That danged NTLDR Missing message

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I'm cleaning up an older computer running XP Pro.

At one time it booted off a SCSI drive but now it boots off an IDE
drive.

But if I don't have the SCSI drive listed first in the motherboard
bios, the computer will not boot and gives the NTLDR missing message. I
If I temporarily disable the SCSI, I get the missing message. There is
no boot.ini file on the SCSI.

NTLDR is on the IDE drive, which is the C drive.

Here is my boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

I'd like to have the IDE drive listed first in the bios. I have a
feeling the computer seeks the SCSI first when it boots.

Suggestions?

Thanks!
 
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Harry Krause wrote:
>
>
>
> I'm cleaning up an older computer running XP Pro.
>
> At one time it booted off a SCSI drive but now it boots off an IDE
> drive.
>
> But if I don't have the SCSI drive listed first in the motherboard
> bios, the computer will not boot and gives the NTLDR missing message. I
> If I temporarily disable the SCSI, I get the missing message. There is
> no boot.ini file on the SCSI.
>
> NTLDR is on the IDE drive, which is the C drive.
>
> Here is my boot.ini
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=10
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>
> I'd like to have the IDE drive listed first in the bios. I have a
> feeling the computer seeks the SCSI first when it boots.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Thanks!



Forgot to add this: the SCSI is running off an add-in card, an adaptec
29160.
 
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Treeman wrote:
> This help?
> 'You receive an \"NTLDR is missing\" error '
> (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=320397)
> Treeman
>
>


Thanks. It may, because MS mentions a file called
Bcupdate2 that fixes the problem, but apparently one has to email it
for help. Dunno why I can't just download it.

We'll see.
 
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Harry Krause wrote:
> Treeman wrote:
>> This help?
>> 'You receive an \"NTLDR is missing\" error '
>> (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=320397) Treeman
>>
>>
>
>
> Thanks. It may, because MS mentions a file called
> Bcupdate2 that fixes the problem, but apparently one has to email it
> for help. Dunno why I can't just download it.
>
> We'll see.


I got ahold of the file mentioned, put it on my XP boot floppy, rebooted
the machine, invoked the file, it said it worked, then I tried to get my
machine to boot from the IDE drive listed first in the BIOS. No joy.

Arrgh!
 
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Harry Krause wrote:
> I'm cleaning up an older computer running XP Pro.
>
> At one time it booted off a SCSI drive but now it boots off an IDE
> drive.
>
> But if I don't have the SCSI drive listed first in the motherboard
> bios, the computer will not boot and gives the NTLDR missing
> message. I If I temporarily disable the SCSI, I get the missing
> message. There is no boot.ini file on the SCSI.
>
> NTLDR is on the IDE drive, which is the C drive.
>
> Here is my boot.ini
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=10
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>
> I'd like to have the IDE drive listed first in the bios. I have a
> feeling the computer seeks the SCSI first when it boots.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Thanks!

Try replacing the NTLDR using the method described here:

http://www.pchelp.5gigs.com/faqcp/wxpbushp.html
 
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Terra Prime wrote:
> Harry Krause wrote:
>> I'm cleaning up an older computer running XP Pro.
>>
>> At one time it booted off a SCSI drive but now it boots off an IDE
>> drive.
>>
>> But if I don't have the SCSI drive listed first in the motherboard
>> bios, the computer will not boot and gives the NTLDR missing
>> message. I If I temporarily disable the SCSI, I get the missing
>> message. There is no boot.ini file on the SCSI.
>>
>> NTLDR is on the IDE drive, which is the C drive.
>>
>> Here is my boot.ini
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=10
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>>
>> I'd like to have the IDE drive listed first in the bios. I have a
>> feeling the computer seeks the SCSI first when it boots.
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> Try replacing the NTLDR using the method described here:
>
> http://www.pchelp.5gigs.com/faqcp/wxpbushp.html
>
>


Been there, done that, didn't work.
 
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