NTLDR is missing !! Please help

[Jan]

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Ok,
My sons computer won't boot I keep getting the NTLDR is missing press any
key to restart.

So I go through support on the web and obviously I need a Windows/ME boot
disk.
Well I don't have one and I can't open the cd rom either because of the
problem.

I need a start up disk to get into the system and fix the ntldr file.

If you can help and possibly lead me in the right direction if I have run
astray I would appreciate it.

Please email me at jzachary@zaxpax.com

thanks
Jan

 

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(Crossposting trimmed)

The first thing to check is that you have not accidentally left a floppy
disk in the floppy drive. If you have, remove it and try restarting the
computer.

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"jan" <toys@zaxpaxnospam.com> wrote in message
news:aMTce.4256$FE3.1782@fe12.lga...
>
>
> Ok,
> My sons computer won't boot I keep getting the NTLDR is missing press any
> key to restart.
>
> So I go through support on the web and obviously I need a Windows/ME boot
> disk.
> Well I don't have one and I can't open the cd rom either because of the
> problem.
>
> I need a start up disk to get into the system and fix the ntldr file.
>
> If you can help and possibly lead me in the right direction if I have run
> astray I would appreciate it.
>
> Please email me at jzachary@zaxpax.com
>
> thanks
> Jan
>
>

 

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Jan,

NTLDR is part of NT based operating systems such as Win2K and XP and not
Win Me or other Win9x systems. Did you perhaps try to upgrade from Win Me
to XP and abort the process?

The easiest way to fix your problem is to obtain a Win Me boot floppy and
to boot to DOS using that floppy and at the A:\> DOS prompt type
SYS C:
Remove the floppy and reboot and this should hopefully now take you into
Win Me provided that the files are still present after any aborted attempt
to upgrade.

You say you have no Win Me boot floppy but seem to be able to access the
net, presumable from a different PC, in which case you can download the
image of a suitable floppy from www.bootdisk.com. Download the Win Me OEM
floppy image to your desktop and then double click and follow the prompts
to copy the image to a floppy disk.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mike.maltby@gmail.com


jan <toys@zaxpaxnospam.com> wrote:

> Ok,
> My sons computer won't boot I keep getting the NTLDR is missing press
> any key to restart.
>
> So I go through support on the web and obviously I need a Windows/ME
> boot disk.
> Well I don't have one and I can't open the cd rom either because of
> the problem.
>
> I need a start up disk to get into the system and fix the ntldr file.
>
> If you can help and possibly lead me in the right direction if I have
> run astray I would appreciate it.
>
> Please email me at jzachary@zaxpax.com
>
> thanks
> Jan