NTLDR Missing upon Installation?

[brad]

This is the first time I'm installing software on my new
computer. When I start it up I get the NTLDR is missing
error message. I've checked the support database but
they're only giving me instructions on how to deal with
the problem when I'm upgrraging from 98 or 2000. Any
suggestions? Thanks...

[Taurarian]

Is this of assistance Brad,

How to Repair the Boot Sector if XP won't start:

Possible cause is a damaged boot sector or a missing or corrupt ntldr or
ntdetect.com files. Use the COPY command to replace damaged files from the
Win XP CD.

Boot from the Win XP CD and enter the Recovery Console. At the Command
Prompt type the following ( "X" is your CD-Rom drive letter). Allow the
files to overwrite the old files
COPY X:\i386\NTLDR C:
COPY X:\i386\NTDETECT.COM C:

A damaged Boot Sector can be repaired at the command prompt by typing
FIXBOOT and press Enter. Then answer "Y".

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b307654
How to use the Recovery Console


"brad" > wrote in message
...
> This is the first time I'm installing software on my new
> computer. When I start it up I get the NTLDR is missing
> error message. I've checked the support database but
> they're only giving me instructions on how to deal with
> the problem when I'm upgrraging from 98 or 2000. Any
> suggestions? Thanks...