What is a NTLDR ?

NobodyNobody
edited June 2006 in Hardware
After trying to reboot after a self induced crash.
I get the message Missing NTLDR ?
Can't seem to get around it ( have a Raid 0)
wondering if its time to get out the Windows disk:scratch:

Comments

  • EssoEsso Stockholm, Sweden
    edited May 2006
    Either one of the Raid-0 HDDs is failing or the Raid-0 is messed up.

    Missing NTDLR
    Missing NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM or HAL.DLL

    You might try having the Windows-CD disk in the CD driver and reboot.
    Also make sure that the HDD cables are connected, the might have come lose.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited May 2006
    See if TestDisk helps. :)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    My article often fixes NTLDR errors. NTLDR errors are most often due to a corrupted boot.ini.
  • NobodyNobody
    edited May 2006
    Thanks
    i reloaded windows no big deal
    Wondering what NTLDR means - what is it actually? the term?
    Yea i should have know i couln't have booted from 200 Htt to 300 even though the same settings are fine at 300
    Thanks
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    NTLDR

    Def. - Short for NT Loader, a program loaded from the hard drive boot sector that displays the Microsoft Windows NT startup menu and helps Windows NT load.

    Often a user will see the message "NTLDR is Missing" after attempting to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP, or upgrade a Windows 95-based or Windows 98-based computer to Windows 2000 or Windows XP. The message appears after the first reboot. This occurs only if Windows 95 or 98 has been installed on a drive with the FAT32 file system.
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