comp wont boot keep getting this message "NTLDR is missing press ctrl+alt+del to restart" please help
comp wont boot keep getting this message "NTLDR is missing press ctrl+alt+del to restart" please help
Will
ok so i just kept restarting and just got passed the message, now it gets to the windows xp loading screen, the green bar goes across a few times then i get a black screen nothing more
Will
If you have an xp CD, you might want to do a repair installation.
run the repair console and use "fixboot" and "fixmbr" that should get everything going
edit: you will need a windows disk of the same type you have installed, xp pro only works on pro and home works on home. its gay but were stuck doing it, on occasion a pro disk works with home.
Last edited by trinity; 01-16-2009 at 02:42 AM. Reason: added information
Oh no, it's back. i went to shut off my computer before installing all my new wc equipment and it took forever to shut down. so i figured something had gone wrong and turned it back on only to see NTLDR missing crtl+alt+del to restart and i dont have my xp cd anymore as i used it too many times to reformat. so what sould i do guys? Please help
Will
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sounds like a dying hdd to me.... or bad ram. Start with testing your ram, and if that doesnt solve it, backup your data!
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Me either. You can use your CD to format as many times as you like. Activation might not go smoothly, but if you call M$ and tell them that you had to reformat due to a HDD failure, and that copy of XP is only on ONE computer, they'll activate it for you over the phone just fine.
I agree. I've reformatted my drive so many times I forget, all using the same key from the XP Home CD I bought and I've never ahd any issues
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