Error message on boot: NTLDR is missing. Set to boot from external CD drive as suggested - booted to CD drive, but then another error message: File i386c_1252.nls could not be located. The error code is 18. Setup cannot continue.
You need a windows XP CD to repair the windows installation
Once you have the CD please follow the link below to repair the installation:
http://www.windowsxpprofessional.windowsreinstall.com/installxpcdoldhdd/indexfullpage.htm
Follow this link:
http://www.tinyempire.com/notes/ntldrismissing.htm
than tell its solved or not.
This issue is the SATA drive and needed drivers. There are none natively
if using boot diskettes or boot CDs, you need to use the F6 key. Which
of course is not presented when using Recovery Consle
Step 1:
Install Sysinternals NTFSDOS and use the NTFSCHK utility: http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Nt...
This
will use the drivers of your SATA installation, mounting them under
DOS. NTFSCHK allows you to run CHKDSK under DOS with the NTFSDOS
package. Requires a floppy disk drive.
Step 2: install the disk temporarily as a slave to a working XP system and run chkdsk /f
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Below are the full error messages that may be seen when the computer is booting.
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
Computer is booting from a non-bootable source
Many times this error is caused when the computer is attempting to boot from a non-bootable floppy disk or CD-ROM. First verify that no floppy diskette or CD is in the computer, unless you are attempting to boot from a diskette.
Note: This error has also been known to occur when a memory stick is in a card reader and the computer is attempting to boot from it. If you have any card reader or flash reader make sure that no memory stick is inside the computer. Additionally disconnect all USB drives, cameras, ipods, iphones, etc. from the computer.
If you are attempting to boot from a floppy diskette and are receiving this error message it is likely that the diskette does not have all the necessary files or is corrupt.
If you are attempting to install Windows XP or Windows 2000 and are receiving this error message as the computer is booting verify that your computer BIOS has the proper boot settings. For example, if you are attempting to run the install from the CD-ROM make sure the CD-ROM is the first boot device, and not the hard disk drive.
Second, when the computer is booting you should receive the below prompt.
Press any key to boot from the CD
Important: When you see this message press any key such as the Enter key immediately, otherwise it will try booting from the hard drive and likely get the NTLDR error again.
Note: If you are not receiving the above message and your BIOS boot options are set properly it's also possible that your CD-ROM drive may not be booting from the CD-ROM properly. Verify the jumpers are set properly on the CD-ROM drive.
Applies to: Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP
SymptomsWhen you start your computer, you receive the error message "NTLDR is missing. Press any key to restart."
CauseThe error message "NTLDR is missing" means that the Windows boot loader (NT Loader, NTLDR) cannot be found. This oftenoccurs when the computer tries to boot from a drive other than the one Windows is installed on, due to a change in the driveconfiguration or because you left a bootable disk in a removable drive. But it may also be because the NTLDR file has beencorrupted or deleted.
SolutionCheck the boot drivesFirst, check the boot drives to make sure that the computer is not trying to boot from a different drive to the one thatcontains Windows.
If this does not resolve the problem, you will have to repair the NT boot loader.
Fix NTLDRThe easiest way to fix the "NTLDR is missing" error is to use Spotmau PowerSuite.However, if your computer is using Windows XP and you have a Windows XP installation CD you may be able to boot from this anduse the Recovery Console to fix NTLDR manually instead.
Use Spotmau PowerSuiteInsert the Spotmau PowerSuite CD and start the computer. The main menu will appear.The tool will repair the file and report "NTLDR and NTDETECT have been recovered successfully."
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I tried the USB option for making a NTLDR boot disk and it did not solve the problem. So I then booted to an XP install Cd and got a different error message: The file acpi.sys is corrupted. Press any key to restart. I then booted to the Ultimate Boot Disk for Windows. Error message: The file cpqarray.sys is corrupted. Any other suggestions? Thanks.
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