NTLDR is missing! I NEED HELP!

[playkid]

Hello,

Everytime I open my computer, the first thing I see is

NTLDR is missing
Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart
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Now everytime i restart the computer i always end up on the same screen!

how do i fix this? Please be easy on me, I never opened a pc before.

All i have

- Windows Xp Cd
- Floppy disk (empty)
- Screw drivers
- pop corn and coke

Please tell me how to fix this using the following tools i have??

 

[underworld288]

NTLDR is a boot loader, the last time I got that message I had to reinstall Windows.

 

[playkid]

how do i reinstall windows? using the following tools i have, thats the next question now.

 

[Motoxrdude]

Reinstall windows. Pop in your Xp,boot from it, and install windows but leave the other files intact.

 

[underworld288]

here is a link on how....
click here

 

[playkid]

ok you mean, place the window xp in my cd drive, restart pc and?

 

[underworld288]

if your computer is set to looking in the cd-rom drive for anything to boot it will boot with you even doing anything, so just pop the disc in the cd-rom drive and boot the pc.

 

[playkid]

ok guys remember when i turn on the pc, the first thing i see is

NTLDR is missing.

are you sure it will by pass that error when i reboot my pc with windows xp inside c drive?

 

[underworld288]

it should

 

[playkid]

ok i will try that right now, by the way im on my laptop sitting next to my broken pc

 

[Shady]

just boot from the Windows XP cd and choose to repair the installation using recovery console
and type this is the console
fixboot
and then restart
it should work

 

[playkid]

trying it now, will let you know whats happening in 2-5 mins

 

[underworld288]

neat shadyi i never knew that you could do something like that wisk i knew that when i had this problem.

 

[playkid]

Okay, i have the windows xp cd in the cd drive, I reboot computer and nothing is happening? it still shows me

NTLDR is missing
press cntrl+alt+delete to restart

I did that and i still ended up in the same error screen.

Please help?

 

[underworld288]

you are going to have to go into the BIOS and change so it boots from cd-rom first. use the F1, F2, F8, F10 or DEL keys to get into the BIOS.

 

[Shady]

what do you mean nothing happens ?
like it didnt boot from the CD?
if so
go to the BIOS and set the first boot device to your CD drive
and then reboot with the CD in it
and press anykey to boot from the CD and then follow the steps i posted above

 

[jp198780]

Okay, i have the windows xp cd in the cd drive, I reboot computer and nothing is happening? it still shows me

NTLDR is missing
press cntrl+alt+delete to restart

I did that and i still ended up in the same error screen.

Please help?

i used 2 get the same error, i dont know whats going on with my pc, im still messing with it.

 

[playkid]

what do you mean nothing happens ?
like it didnt boot from the CD?
if so
go to the BIOS and set the first boot device to your CD drive
and then reboot with the CD in it
and press anykey to boot from the CD and then follow the steps i posted above

I changed the bios set up, it is now first booting to my cd drive, i pressed f10 to saved and exit.

the windows xp cd is still in my cd drive, i reboot pc and i still ended up on the same missing file screen..

while rebooting, do i have to press any key to promp windows xp installation?

 

[underworld288]

well, on my computer i can press F10 at POST and get a screen that lets me select the boot device.

 

[Shady]

yes it says press any key to boot from cd .......
for like 3 seconds and then disappears
you have to press any key to boot from the CD