NTLDR Is Missing – How To Repair

 



Windows XP users

1. Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer.
2. When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.
3. Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows.
4. Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.
5. You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password.
6. Copy the below two files to the root directory of the primary hard disk. In the below example we are copying these files from the CD-ROM drive letter, which in this case is "e." This letter may be different on your computer.
   
   copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\
   copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
7. Once both of these files have been successfully copied, remove the CD from the computer and reboot.

Windows 7 user

If you have a Windows 7 installation disc, you need to restart (boot) your computer using the installation disc. If you do not restart your computer from the disc, the option to repair your computer will not appear.
If you have a Windows 7 installation disc:
1: Insert the installation disc.
2: Restart your computer.
3: Click the Start button , click the arrow next to the Lock button , and then click Restart.
   If prompted, press any key to start Windows from the installation disc.
4: Choose your language settings, and then click Next.
5: Click Repair your computer.
6: Select the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next.
7: On the System Recovery Options menu, click Startup Repair. Startup Repair might
    prompt you to make choices as it tries to fix the problem, and if necessary, it might
    restart your computer as it makes repairs.


 If Startup Repair is a preinstalled recovery option on your computer:
 1: Remove all floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs from your computer, and then restart your
    computer.
 2: Click the Start button , click the arrow next to the Lock button , and then click Restart.
 Do one of the following:

   If your computer has a single operating system installed, press and hold the F8 key as  
   your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the
  Windows logo appears, you will need to try again by waiting until the Windows logon
  prompt appears, and then shutting down and restarting your computer.

  If your computer has more than one operating system, use the arrow keys to highlight the
  operating system you want to repair, and then press and hold F8.
3: On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight Repair your
   computer, and then press ENTER. (If Repair your computer is not listed as an option,
   then your computer does not include Startup Repair as a preinstalled recovery option.)
4: Select a keyboard layout, and then click Next.
5: Select a user name and enter the password, and then click OK.
6: On the System Recovery Options menu, click Startup Repair. Startup Repair might
  prompt you to make choices as it tries to fix the problem and, if necessary, it might restart
 your computer as it makes repairs.