NTLDR is missing

Hate_BugsHate_Bugs
edited July 2008 in Hardware
On my son's computer when I turn it on it comes up with NTLDR is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart. We were given this computer a while back so I have no boot discs or anything like that. Is there any way to fix this? I am limited on my computer knowledge so I am at a complete loss. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    Has anything changed recently with the machine? Power outage or other problems?

    What type of machine is this?
  • Hate_BugsHate_Bugs
    edited July 2008
    No, no power outtages. My son was playing a game, he alt-tabbed it to get to windows, it froze and the computer rebooted itself and the NTLDR is missing came up. It is a Dell Dimension 2400 running windows xp.
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    Ewwww... I have a feeling this is not good.

    Any chance of getting your hands on a Windows XP install disc? You probably need to fix the Master boot record or boot sector.

    Try this tutorial: http://icrontic.com/articles/repair_windows_xp
  • Hate_BugsHate_Bugs
    edited July 2008
    I don't have a windows xp install disc and I will have to ask around to see if anyone has one. Is there any way of fixing this without the disc?
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    You need to be able to boot the PC with an OS that will read the drive, since it is formatted NTFS.. Possibly a Knoppix boot CD or something, but I am not familiar with its use. There are a lot of guys here that are though.. I am sure they will chime in sooner or later :)
  • Hate_BugsHate_Bugs
    edited July 2008
    OK, thanks. I found out that the person we got the computer from got the computer from a pawn shop so he has no discs. Thanks for trying and anyone else who might have any idea on how to fix this, I'll keep checking back here. Thanks.
  • Mikail-CritchkiMikail-Critchki Here
    edited July 2008
    If you havn't fixed it I suggest that you should check out this previous topic

    http://icrontic.com/forum/showthread.php?p=593884

    Not sure that you can do this without a CD but it's worth checking out.
    Good luck.
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