NTLDR is missing error Fix This tutorial will try and help you resolve the NTLDR is missing

error when star ting your computer. You will need an original or backup XP CD to complete this fix. Typical Error Messages. NTLDR is Missing Press any key to restart Boot: Couldn't find NTLDR Please insert another disk NTLDR is missing Press Ctrl Alt Del to Restart Causes of this error. There are a few reasons why this error appears but the most common is a corrupt file that XP is unable to read from the hard drive. Before using any of the solution please ensures you have no floppy disks in your drive and there are no USB memory sticks attached to the computer as this may b e causing the error. Solution 1 - Check your hard drive for errors and repair them. Insert you XP CD into your CD\DVD drive. Restart your computer. When prompted to "Press any key to boot from the CD" press any of the keyboard k eys except "space" to start the XP CD boot. If you do not see the "Press any key to boot from the CD" message you will need to set your computer to boot from the CD before the hard drive, a tutorial on th is can be found on this site. The computer will now boot into the blue "Windows Setup" screen, do not worry no ne of your files are being overwritten at this time. The next screen will display "Welcome to setup" and you will be given three choi ces, please press "R" to "Repair a Windows XP installation". The screen will now turn to black and you will be asked "Which windows installat ion would you like to log onto", press "1" then "Enter" to log on. You may now be asked to enter the administrator password enter it here if you ha ve one otherwise press "Enter" to continue. The screen will now display "C:\WINDOWS>" please enter the following command to start checking your hard drive. "chkdsk /p /r" then press "Enter". This may take some time so now is probably a good time to put the kettle on! Once finished the screen will display the results of the check, remove the XP CD from your drive then type "exit" and press "Enter" to restart the computer. If Windows XP starts normally then the problem has been resolved however it woul d be a good idea to start backing up your important files as this may be an earl y indication of problems with your hard drive. If you still receive the "NTLDR is Missing" is missing then please read the foll owing solution? Solution 2 - Copy NTLDR and files Insert you XP CD into your CD\DVD drive.

Restart your computer. When prompted to "Press any key to boot from the CD" press any of the keyboard k eys except "space" to start the XP CD boot. If you do not see the "Press any key to boot from the CD" message you will need to set your computer to boot from the CD before the hard drive, a tutorial on th is can be found here. Set ". The computer will now boot into the blue "Windows Setup" screen, do not worry no ne of your files are being overwritten at this time. The next screen will display "Welcome to setup" and you will be given three choi ces, please press "R" to "Repair a Windows XP installation". The screen will now turn to black and you will be asked "Which windows installat ion would you like to log onto", press "1" then "Enter" to log on. You may now be asked to enter the administrator password enter it here if you ha ve one otherwise press Enter" to continue. The screen will now display "C:\WINDOWS>" please enter the following command to start copying new files to your hard drive. "copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\" then press "Enter" "copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\" then press "Enter" Please note this presumes your CD\DVD drive is named e:\, it may be different on your computer, i.e. named d:\ or f:\ just change the e:\ to your drive letter. You have now copied new versions of the corrupt files and can remove the XP CD f rom your drive and type "exit" to restart your computer, Windows XP should now start normally however in some cases the message "NTLDR is compressed. Press CTRL - ALT - DEL to Restart" if this message appears then pl ease read the following solution. Solution 3 - Uncompress the NTLDR file Insert you XP CD into your CD\DVD drive. Restart your computer. When prompted to "Press any key to boot from the CD" press any of the keyboard k eys except "space" to start the XP CD boot. If you do not see the "Press any key to boot from the CD" message you will need to set your computer to boot from the CD before the hard drive ,A tutorial on t his can be found here, Set your computer to boot from a CD or DVD ". The computer will now boot into the blue "Windows Setup" screen, do not worry no ne of your files are being overwritten at this time. The next screen will display "Welcome to setup" and you will be given three choi ces, please press "R" to "Repair a Windows XP installation". The screen will now turn to black and you will be asked "Which windows installat ion would you like to log onto", press "1" then "Enter" to log on. You may now be asked to enter the administrator password enter it here if you ha ve one otherwise press "Enter" to continue. The screen will now display "C:\WINDOWS>" please enter the following commands to uncompress the NTLDR file. "cd c:\" then press "Enter" "attrib -c ntldr" then press "Enter" "exit" then press "Enter" Your computer will now restart and Windows XP should start normally. Thanks for reading this tutorial and we hope this helped resolve the problem.