missing ntldr?

tritontr21 · 01-18-06, 11:26 PM

O.k i just got finished putting together my first rig. when i put the xp disk in the drive it says "missing ntldr hit ctrl+Alt+del to reboot"

I havent got windows to install at all. isnt that an windows file?

help would be great.

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Electron Chaser · 01-18-06, 11:43 PM

Out of curiosity you don't by chance have a disk in a floppy drive do you? When you are trying to boot.

tritontr21 · 01-18-06, 11:45 PM

no floppy installed at all

Electron Chaser · 01-19-06, 12:24 AM

What did you set the boot sequence to be in your BIOS? Make sure your CD-ROM is set as the first Boot Device.

tritontr21 · 01-19-06, 12:55 AM

thanks, it was adone b4 i posted. i have no idea wahts up

tritontr21 · 01-19-06, 12:59 AM

My system will recognize all cd's but the windows XP cd?

orion25 · 01-20-06, 03:43 AM

Did you hit "any Key" when the Bios said to press any key to boot from CD? You may have to change the bios options to not display the logo (large and/or small).

Captain Newbie · 01-20-06, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orion25

Did you hit "any Key" when the Bios said to press any key to boot from CD? You may have to change the bios options to not display the logo (large and/or small).

Disable the logo anyway, it only gets in the way of Real Work.

Check your boot order, IDE configuration, and reflexes on mashing any key, and try again.

ghettocomp · 01-20-06, 11:30 PM

Sometimes if the CD is a copy, you wont get it to boot either.

ps2cho · 01-20-06, 11:35 PM

Funny enough i had this today !!

Problem: Hard Drive isnt being read/Its corrupt/Its empty

Solution: You have to set your boot device to your CD Drive BEFORE your HDD.

Enjoy.

Flamed_Chip · 01-21-06, 07:40 AM

Sounds like the bootloader is broken perhaps, try booting off the windows install cd, and when you get the option to go to the recovery console press "r". Once you are inside the recovery console run fixmbr. This will reinstall the MBR.

01-18-06, 11:26 PM	Thread Starter #1
tritontr21 Registered Join Date: Jan 2006	missing ntldr? O.k i just got finished putting together my first rig. when i put the xp disk in the drive it says "missing ntldr hit ctrl+Alt+del to reboot" I havent got windows to install at all. isnt that an windows file? help would be great. AMD 3700, ASROCK 939 DUAL SATA, ANTECH 1050B CASE, EVGA 6800GT AGP, ANTECH 500 V.S PSU, MAXTOR 80G SATA, LITEON DVD RW/DL, LITEON DVD ROM,
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01-18-06, 11:43 PM	#2
Electron Chaser Senior Delta Fanatic Join Date: May 2004 Location: I live by a Delta	Out of curiosity you don't by chance have a disk in a floppy drive do you? When you are trying to boot. __________________ I am the Senior Omega of the Delta ... Fan Users :burn: Custom 48" X 24" X 12" Case- Abit IC7-MAX3 - Pentium 4 3.4 EE @ 4.2 \|Mach II Phase Cooled BFG 6800 Ultra @ 470 \| NV-68 Water Cooled -1.5 GB PQI PC4400 -1 KW PCP&C - 2 X Raptor 150GB RAID 0 , 2 74GB Raptor RAID 1, 1 36GB Raptor, 1 250GB WD SATA BIX3 w/ 3 GFB1212VHW Fans (660 CFM Total) -Case Fans 5 EFB1212SHE (710 CFM Total) MB / RAM Cooler 2 TFB1212GHE (440 CFM Total) :cool: 1800+ CFM of Pure Delta Coolness :cool: Someone Help you out? Post a Thank you here. Project Denali Heat
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01-18-06, 11:45 PM	Thread Starter #3
tritontr21 Registered Join Date: Jan 2006	no floppy installed at all
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01-19-06, 12:24 AM	#4
Electron Chaser Senior Delta Fanatic Join Date: May 2004 Location: I live by a Delta	What did you set the boot sequence to be in your BIOS? Make sure your CD-ROM is set as the first Boot Device. __________________ I am the Senior Omega of the Delta ... Fan Users :burn: Custom 48" X 24" X 12" Case- Abit IC7-MAX3 - Pentium 4 3.4 EE @ 4.2 \|Mach II Phase Cooled BFG 6800 Ultra @ 470 \| NV-68 Water Cooled -1.5 GB PQI PC4400 -1 KW PCP&C - 2 X Raptor 150GB RAID 0 , 2 74GB Raptor RAID 1, 1 36GB Raptor, 1 250GB WD SATA BIX3 w/ 3 GFB1212VHW Fans (660 CFM Total) -Case Fans 5 EFB1212SHE (710 CFM Total) MB / RAM Cooler 2 TFB1212GHE (440 CFM Total) :cool: 1800+ CFM of Pure Delta Coolness :cool: Someone Help you out? Post a Thank you here. Project Denali Heat
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01-19-06, 12:55 AM	Thread Starter #5
tritontr21 Registered Join Date: Jan 2006	thanks, it was adone b4 i posted. i have no idea wahts up
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01-19-06, 12:59 AM	Thread Starter #6
tritontr21 Registered Join Date: Jan 2006	My system will recognize all cd's but the windows XP cd?
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01-20-06, 03:43 AM	#7
orion25 Folding in memory of my dads, Tim B. & Mike B. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Alabama	Did you hit "any Key" when the Bios said to press any key to boot from CD? You may have to change the bios options to not display the logo (large and/or small).
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ps2cho Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Socal, no hella here	Funny enough i had this today !! Problem: Hard Drive isnt being read/Its corrupt/Its empty Solution: You have to set your boot device to your CD Drive BEFORE your HDD. Enjoy. __________________ Q6600 @ 3.6GHz:.:GA-P35-DS3L:.:4GB DDR2 RAM:.:BFG GTX 260:.:Ultra 120 eXtreme:.:Corsair 520HX X2 3600+ @ 3.1GHz:.:GA-MA78GPM-DS2H:.:1GB DDR2 RAM:.:eVGA 7900GS 256MB:.:Corsair 400CX HTPC: X4 620 0.9v:.:DFI LP JR 790GX:.:2GB DDR2 RAM:.:Asus HD4550 512MB:.:Corsair 450VX:.:32" Vizio 1080p HDTV Laptop: Sony Vaio CW27FX:.:Intel Core i5 @ 2.4GHz:.:GT 330M 512MB:.:4GB DDR3 RAM:.:14" LED AMD CPU List:.:How to HLDS:.:Heatware "The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear."-Jiddu Krishnamurti
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01-21-06, 07:40 AM	#11
Flamed_Chip Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Yorkshire, UK	Sounds like the bootloader is broken perhaps, try booting off the windows install cd, and when you get the option to go to the recovery console press "r". Once you are inside the recovery console run fixmbr. This will reinstall the MBR. __________________ Herb: 2 x Intel PIII-S 1.4 GHz - GIGABYTE GA-6VTXDR - 1024MB PC133 - 2 x Tt Volcano 7+ - PCI nVIDIA GeForce fx5500 128MB - 60GB Samsung 7200RPM - 200GB Seagate Barracuda - 500W PSU - Debian GNU/Linux Wyatt: XP 1800+ @ 1725 (150x11.5) 1.85 vcore - Asus A7V266-E - 512MB DDR PC2100 - SK6 modded for Delta 80mm "SHE" - nVIDIA GF2 MX 400 64MB DDR - 40GB WD 7200RPM - 20GB WD 7200RPM - Generic 300W PSU - Load Temp: 45C (Ambiant 22C) - Debian GNU/Linux Moon: Intel PIII 1GHz - Generic Intel motherboard - 512MB PC133 - 7GB HDD - Generic PSU - FreeBSD Kaya (laptop): Sony Vaio PCG-GRT815M - P4 2.8Ghz - 512MB DDR - 80GB 5400RPM - nVIDIA GF FX5600 64MB - Ubuntu GNU/Linux / Windows XP
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