NTLDR is missing ?

Question

Hi,   Earlier on this morning i turned on my Dell  PC, And it wouldn't load, I got the message below:   Loading PBR for descriptor 2.... done NTLDR is missing Press CTRL ALT DEL to restart,   Can anyone tell me what the problem I am having is ? Message Edited by Brl411-2006 on 04-13-200610:37 AM

sam1486 · Answer

You're problem is that your hard drive has somehow become corrupt. Actually it's either your BIOS settings have changed somehow or your missing something from your Windows folder. You'll likely need to reformatt it all now, sadly I've no idea what else you can do.

gudgeon · Answer

Actually, you shouldn't need to format. This is a common problem and a simple Google search should give you some ideas. This might be a good place to start. Good luck.........

RoHe · Answer

Boot from Windows XP CD and then go to Recovery Console. At the C:\ prompt type the following commands: fixmbr (press Enter) fixboot (press Enter) Remove XP CD and reboot. Ron

sam1486 · Answer

Hey ya, I'd like to know if that worked. If he fixes the mbr isn't that the same as formatting it, thus forcing him to reinstall it anyways?

shesagordie · Answer

Brl411-2006   Check out the following post,   http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_other&message.id=246811   Bev.

gudgeon · Answer

No - with reasonable luck he will not need to reformat. Message Edited by gudgeon on 04-29-200607:41 AM

biglo628 · Answer

Hello, I have tried everything posted here regarding 'NTLDR is missing'.  Nothing works.  Please HELP!!!

RoHe · Answer

Sure you booted from the XP CD?

You may have to do Repair/Reinstall of XP. You won't lose your personal files or software you installed, but you will have to reinstall all the XP updates and hotfixes as soon as the Repair is done (and firewall and antiviral software are running again).

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?dn=1056993&l=en&langid=1&c=us&cs=19&s=dhs

Ron

Kanuk001 · Answer

A common cause for this used to be leaving a non-bootable floppy in the drive. The system would try and boot from it and this message would result.

I do not know if this still occurs (it did with older XP systems) and I do not have a floppy drive with which to test it.

biglo628 · Answer

I actually was able to reinstall the Windows XP; however, when it was completed the only thing on my desktop was the recylce bin.  My computer will not let me do anything else and everything is gone!!!  Is there a way to restore my PC to shipping/original condition?

CoCoRoCo · Answer

follow this link http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/tree?c=us&l=en&s=gen&journalid=&treeid=FFA33DA99941FEDFE030030ABD62041A

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NTLDR is missing ?

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