Problem with Installing Windows Xp
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Hi, can anyone tell me whats wrong? You see i want to reinstall my Windows Xp home on another HD (80Gb) so i unplug everything on my 160Gb HD and plug on to the 80Gb. When i turn on the comp with the windows xp CD in the cd-rom, i get this msg:
NTLDR is missing
Does anyone know whats wrong? why i didn't get the normal windows installation screen?
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need to boot from CD
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yea i did change the boot to the CD-rom.
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reformat the hdd first .....
hdd probably contains corrupt OS image -
Oh... so how do i reformat the HD since when i turn it on it shows
NTLDR is missing
and i cannot type anything how to reformat? -
That means your boot loader is gone (boot loader is needed to boot up Windows)
You need to reinstall Windows.
If you can't load that from an XP CD, good luck to you. Your CD is gone case as well. -
u may want to go here
people having similar problemlike yoursThis happened to me and I ended up reformatting and getting really frustrated because the problem STILL did not go away. I finially fixed it by resetting the BIOS. Try that first!! resetting the BIOS will not make you lose any information and it is probably easier than anything else you could try. I recommend doing it before messing with your XP installation.
I had the same problem! booted to CD, copied NTLDR to C:\,...Nadda, still missing!
Credits:http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/131527.html
did everything I could think of or find on the net!
Wrote 0's to the drive, the whole drive, did a fresh install, started a backup, got BSOD rebooting too NTLDR not found AGAIN! tried reinstalling and several different backups,...all the same outcome!
The only thing that stopped it was resetting the BIOS, and starting over!
To reset BIOS on most machines you have to hit a key at a certain point EARLY in the boot, before windows or even NTLDR! On my machine its f8!
GOOD LUCK!
if u want to know how to reset bios, just remove the mainboard battery(a flat circular battery on your motherboard). wait for a minute or 2 for the capacitor to 100% discharge. and put in back again.
NOTE!!: remember to touch a piece of metal(or earth yourself) before u proceed to touch your mainboard. -
Thank you thank you, i have manage to load the Xp already. Thanks very much for the info man... and mayi too.Originally posted by manyu882:u may want to go here
people having similar problemlike yours
Credits:http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/131527.html
if u want to know how to reset bios, just remove the mainboard battery(a flat circular battery on your motherboard). wait for a minute or 2 for the capacitor to 100% discharge. and put in back again.
NOTE!!: remember to touch a piece of metal(or earth yourself) before u proceed to touch your mainboard. -
i dont deserve the thank lol.. thank google or the person who got the solutionOriginally posted by nikoz:Thank you thank you, i have manage to load the Xp already. Thanks very much for the info man... and mayi too. -
And thanks InnoHippo too for the initial help.
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Originally posted by nikoz:And thanks InnoHippo too for the initial help.
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Originally posted by manyu882:
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Thanks to Windows for crashing on me once.Originally posted by nikoz:Thank you thank you, i have manage to load the Xp already. Thanks very much for the info man... and mayi too. -
This battery can last how long in a pc? I did replaced mine with a new one last year.Originally posted by manyu882:u may want to go here
people having similar problemlike yours
Credits:http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/131527.html
if u want to know how to reset bios, just remove the mainboard battery(a flat circular battery on your motherboard). wait for a minute or 2 for the capacitor to 100% discharge. and put in back again.
NOTE!!: remember to touch a piece of metal(or earth yourself) before u proceed to touch your mainboard.