NTLDR is missing

Problem!!!!!

when i turn on my computer while it is coming up , it says NTLDR is missing press alt+ctrl+del to restart and when i restart, it's happen again how can i fix it?

Now time for solution......

seems either your windows installation is formatted or the drive is corrupted or may be only the file is missing.

if the file is missing, boot your computer with windows xp installation cd. go to the repair screen that appears in the first phase. by typing 'r'.

select which xp installation you need to repair and then type in your administrator username and password.

then copy ntldr.ex_ from i386 folder on your cd into your windows installation directory

use this command:

copy z:\i386\ntldr.ex_ c:\windows\ntldr.exe

it should work for you.

if there was no problem with the missing file and the file system itself is corrupted then follow this procedure.

. Start your computer with the Windows startup disks, or with the Windows CD-ROM if your computer can start from the CD-ROM drive.
2. When the Welcome to Setup screen appears, press R to select the repair option.
3. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the Windows installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
4. Type the administrator password when you are prompted to do so.

NOTE: If no administrator password exists, press ENTER.
5. At the command prompt, on the drive where Windows is installed, type chkdsk /r, and then press ENTER.
6. At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER to restart your computer.

If this procedure does not work, repeat it and use the fixboot command in step 5 instead of the chkdsk /r command.


and finally if it were the case of deletion of windows installation you need to install windows again. if there is any doubt of data loss, then install the os without formatting. later after installation try to access the folders to see if your information is still available. or you can try the repair option available just before proceeding to format.