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what is the problem when i boot up my pc, there is a
message "NTLDR is missing"?

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Reloading Windows2000 software should fix the problem.
Insert CD, power of system, then power system back on.
Hit enter key when system is check for disk in CDROM.
When prompt for repair or install windows, select repair
and follow prompts. This should correct problem.
>-----Original Message-----
>what is the problem when i boot up my pc, there is a
>message "NTLDR is missing"?
>
>joseph
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This can be caused by several issues:

1) the boot.ini is misconfigured to boot off an invalid location
2) Problem with the hard drive / or drive connections
3) the file is actually missing

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<josinvill@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> what is the problem when i boot up my pc, there is a
> message "NTLDR is missing"?
>
> joseph
 
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You forgot to add that there might be a unbootable floppy in the drive.
I've done that once or twice.



"Dusty Harper {MS}" <DHarper@Online.Microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> This can be caused by several issues:
>
> 1) the boot.ini is misconfigured to boot off an invalid location
> 2) Problem with the hard drive / or drive connections
> 3) the file is actually missing
>
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> Dusty Harper
> Microsoft Corporation
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> <josinvill@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1e06c01c454cd$650e95a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > what is the problem when i boot up my pc, there is a
> > message "NTLDR is missing"?
> >
> > joseph
>
>
 
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I have the same problem with W2KPro....NTLDR is Missing, Alt+Ctrl+Del to
restart (why, if NTLDR is missing, it won't boot now or again.....?)

I've tried the repair console, "Can't copy NTLDR, ARCSETUP.exe,
ARCLDR.exe", so no automatic fix allowed.

Then tried to copy the three files manually - "Access Denied"....

Tried attrib -s -h -r (and -shr) ntldr/boot.ini/arcsetup.exe/arcldr.exe
- file not found or words to that effect......however "attrib ntldr"
returns SHR (i.e. file found).....REN is obviously denied too....

So, it appears that write-access is being denied to the c: drive both
for manual and automatic-repair fixing.....

I had created a recovery disk and boot disks from the machine - the
boot "can't load biosinfo.inf" and the recovery disk obviously can't be
copied to the hdd.

Tried to re-install to c:\newwin - didn't install but claimed to have
effected repairs......but not enough of them, apparently!

In short, I can 'see' the files at the 'manual repair' level of the
installation cd but cannot effect any sort of repair because access to
the hdd is denied - any ideas PLEASE?

Dusty Harper {MS} wrote:
> *This can be caused by several issues:
>
> 1) the boot.ini is misconfigured to boot off an invalid location
> 2) Problem with the hard drive / or drive connections
> 3) the file is actually missing
>
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> Dusty Harper
> Microsoft Corporation
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> This posting is provided "AS IS", with NO warranties and confers NO
> rights
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> <josinvill@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1e06c01c454cd$650e95a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > what is the problem when i boot up my pc, there is a
> > message "NTLDR is missing"?
> >
> > joseph *



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Sounds like everyone or users has been given deny access to your drive. Did you
carnage any ntfs permissions as of late? An option may be to do a parallel install to
examine and change ntfs permissions on that install to the built in groups to allow
copy access, or deny ntfs permissions may be the problem. --- Steve



"algarveroot" <algarveroot.1a6sc4@mail.mcse.ms> wrote in message
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>
> I have the same problem with W2KPro....NTLDR is Missing, Alt+Ctrl+Del to
> restart (why, if NTLDR is missing, it won't boot now or again.....?)
>
> I've tried the repair console, "Can't copy NTLDR, ARCSETUP.exe,
> ARCLDR.exe", so no automatic fix allowed.
>
> Then tried to copy the three files manually - "Access Denied"....
>
> Tried attrib -s -h -r (and -shr) ntldr/boot.ini/arcsetup.exe/arcldr.exe
> - file not found or words to that effect......however "attrib ntldr"
> returns SHR (i.e. file found).....REN is obviously denied too....
>
> So, it appears that write-access is being denied to the c: drive both
> for manual and automatic-repair fixing.....
>
> I had created a recovery disk and boot disks from the machine - the
> boot "can't load biosinfo.inf" and the recovery disk obviously can't be
> copied to the hdd.
>
> Tried to re-install to c:\newwin - didn't install but claimed to have
> effected repairs......but not enough of them, apparently!
>
> In short, I can 'see' the files at the 'manual repair' level of the
> installation cd but cannot effect any sort of repair because access to
> the hdd is denied - any ideas PLEASE?
>
> Dusty Harper {MS} wrote:
> > *This can be caused by several issues:
> >
> > 1) the boot.ini is misconfigured to boot off an invalid location
> > 2) Problem with the hard drive / or drive connections
> > 3) the file is actually missing
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Dusty Harper
> > Microsoft Corporation
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > This posting is provided "AS IS", with NO warranties and confers NO
> > rights
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > <josinvill@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:1e06c01c454cd$650e95a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > > what is the problem when i boot up my pc, there is a
> > > message "NTLDR is missing"?
> > >
> > > joseph *
>
>
>
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> algarveroot
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possible (alternative) solutions:
- ntfsdos to get into disc and replace files
- boot off a separate drive and copy file across

i would check to make sure the drive doesn't have a bad block: run
chkdsk.exe

Regards,

Ranjeet.

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:07:17 -0500, algarveroot
<algarveroot.1a6sc4@mail.mcse.ms> wrote:

>
> I have the same problem with W2KPro....NTLDR is Missing, Alt+Ctrl+Del to
> restart (why, if NTLDR is missing, it won't boot now or again.....?)
>
> I've tried the repair console, "Can't copy NTLDR, ARCSETUP.exe,
> ARCLDR.exe", so no automatic fix allowed.
>
> Then tried to copy the three files manually - "Access Denied"....
>
> Tried attrib -s -h -r (and -shr) ntldr/boot.ini/arcsetup.exe/arcldr.exe
> - file not found or words to that effect......however "attrib ntldr"
> returns SHR (i.e. file found).....REN is obviously denied too....
>
> So, it appears that write-access is being denied to the c: drive both
> for manual and automatic-repair fixing.....
>
> I had created a recovery disk and boot disks from the machine - the
> boot "can't load biosinfo.inf" and the recovery disk obviously can't be
> copied to the hdd.
>
> Tried to re-install to c:\newwin - didn't install but claimed to have
> effected repairs......but not enough of them, apparently!
>
> In short, I can 'see' the files at the 'manual repair' level of the
> installation cd but cannot effect any sort of repair because access to
> the hdd is denied - any ideas PLEASE?
>
> Dusty Harper {MS} wrote:
>> *This can be caused by several issues:
>>
>> 1) the boot.ini is misconfigured to boot off an invalid location
>> 2) Problem with the hard drive / or drive connections
>> 3) the file is actually missing
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Dusty Harper
>> Microsoft Corporation
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> This posting is provided "AS IS", with NO warranties and confers NO
>> rights
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> <josinvill@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1e06c01c454cd$650e95a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> > what is the problem when i boot up my pc, there is a
>> > message "NTLDR is missing"?
>> >
>> > joseph *
>
>
>
> --
> algarveroot
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