Ntdetect failed windows xp

[rachaputicharan]

Hello,i'm gettin ntdetect failed when i start the computer plz solve the problem

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

Boot to your Windows XP disk and select R to access the recovery console.
"to repair a windows XP....press R"

Enter the administrator password (blank by default).
Type these commands in:
COPY X:\i386\NTLDR C\:
COPY X:\i386\NTDETECT.COM C:\
where X is the drive letter for your CD drive.
Remove the CD and type exit.
Reboot your machine and see if that has fixed the problem.

 

[pmitchjr]

hi... I'm having the same issue with my son's computer.. except when I try to copy the files over to the C drive it tells me the file could not be copied.. when I view the contents of the boot disk I do see the files ... help !
thanks Paul

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

I would double check everything as you type it. Make sure X is the drive letter and you don't leave it as X.

 

[pmitchjr]

ok.. new day... fresh start... tried again, same issue... so I did a chkdsk on c: and after it was done I tried again, this time it worked ?? : o

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

great!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!glad it's fixed!