XP: NTLDR is Missing

[Arckon]

I think it's a BIOS issue that he/she is having. If there was only 1 hard drive connected when Windows was installed, and things get screwed up AFTER Windows is installed, then it's most likely a BIOS issue.

[Twisted.Raven]

ok, I got it. I took both backup drives and just left my system drive. formatted, installed windows and it booted up fine. I added my first backup drive (SATA) booted up, worked fine. Added the IDE drive, booted up and it works fine now. So I guess when I have to format, I need to disconnect the other two drives. What a pain, but thank you everyone that took the time to help out. I really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Mike.

[neokenzo]

Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows.

Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.

After I press R to repair Windows, I dont get the press 1 to log into my windows installation. It does straight to the C: prompt. I guess thats why

copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\

copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

doesnt work when I try it since I am not logged into Windows?

[virgo89]

Digging up an old thread.

This is what I did and I STILL get the error message during boot.

1) "1" for choosing "C:\WINDOWS"

3) Enter the admin password

4) BOOTCFG /REBUILD

5)CD\

6) copy d:\i386\NTLDR c:

7) copy d:\i386\NTDETECT.com c:

8) fixboot

9) EXIT

Can anyone help?