Re: Windows BSOD / Ntldr is missing

[roger]

Hi nyami,


324764 - Problems When Windows XP Tries to Load the Agp440.sys Service
When you install Windows XP, you may experience one or more of the
following symptoms: When you restart your computer, you may be
prompted to use the Last Known Good configuration. When you do so,
your computer may stop responding (hang) during the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324764

323130 - Computer with Multiple Processors and an AGP Video Adapter
Hangs During Startup
When you start your computer with multiple processors and an AGP video
adapter, your computer may stop responding (hang) during the initial
GUI portion of the startup process.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323130

Good luck


On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 08:31:12 -0800, "nyami"
> wrote:

>I received the "NTLDR is smissing" error message and I tried to go to the Recovery Console to re-install the ntldr, ntdetect.com, etc files.
>
>Now my windows CXP startup (logo appears) but crashes to a BSOD (blue screen of dealth). The last system files it runs is the agp440.sys file!
>
>Does anyone know what is wrong?
>
>PS: Had upgraded to WIn XP Pro from Win NT 4.0 four months ago and the system crashed when installing the Sony digital camera driver!

[dev]

/BEE/ said:
> I DOWNLOADED A GAMES CD IN MY COMPUTER, IT SAID " DOWNLOAD COMPLETE, YOU NOW NEED TO RESTART YOUR COMPUTER, CLICK HERE TO RESTART" SO I DID THAT, THE WINDOWS SHUT DOWN THEN THE COMPUTER RESTARTED, IT DID THE MEMORY STUFF THEN BEFORE THE WINDOWS EVEN CAME
UP IT SAID "NTLDR IS MISSING, PRESS ALT. CTRL. DELETE TO RESTART" I DID THAT AND THE SAME MESSAGE KEEPS COMING UP. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Please post using UPPER and lowercase. Thanks.

See if these sites solve the problem...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318728
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm#ntldr
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/NTLDR.html

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[Bee]

In considering what a good usenet post should be, this article
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm says in Item 6, Posting Errors To Avoid:
(e) *Don't* post in ALL CAPITALS, it's too hard to read.

A missing NTLDR is a common error. A standard repair procedure is to
reinstall the file using the Recovery Console. First, an overview:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm#ntldr

Here is a good description of how to access and use the Recovery Console.
http://www.theeldergeek.com/recovery_console.htm
Note the Recovery Console Password trick at the bottom of the page.

Here are some graphics to further assist:
http://tinyurl.com/cqcx

Good luck.


Bee.
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[I have found my Shangri-La in ntlworld.]


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"BEE" > wrote in message
...
> I DOWNLOADED A GAMES CD IN MY COMPUTER, IT SAID " DOWNLOAD COMPLETE, YOU
NOW NEED TO RESTART YOUR COMPUTER, CLICK HERE TO RESTART" SO I DID THAT, THE
WINDOWS SHUT DOWN THEN THE COMPUTER RESTARTED, IT DID THE MEMORY STUFF THEN
BEFORE THE WINDOWS EVEN CAME UP IT SAID "NTLDR IS MISSING, PRESS ALT. CTRL.
DELETE TO RESTART" I DID THAT AND THE SAME MESSAGE KEEPS COMING UP. WHAT
SHOULD I DO?
> THANK YOU!