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martijn
December 8th 03, 08:04 PM
Computer crashes, while restarting next message follows :
(cdboot) couldn't find NTLDR. what's the problem ?

Alvin A Brown
December 8th 03, 08:04 PM
Hello

Make sure that you do not have a disk in your Floppy
drive ok.

Al


martijn wrote:

> Computer crashes, while restarting next message follows :
> (cdboot) couldn't find NTLDR. what's the problem ?

Ken Briscoe
December 8th 03, 08:04 PM
"martijn" > wrote in message
...
> Computer crashes, while restarting next message follows :
> (cdboot) couldn't find NTLDR. what's the problem ?

Looks like it's trying to boot from a CD that isn't bootable. Remove the CD
from the drive then restart your computer.

PCyr
December 8th 03, 08:09 PM
The other posters are wrong. This is a boot file (well, it's used for
booting), if it got deleted, do a repair install of windows.

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"martijn" > wrote in message
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> Computer crashes, while restarting next message follows :
> (cdboot) couldn't find NTLDR. what's the problem ?

NobodyMan
December 8th 03, 08:09 PM
On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 18:46:39 -0400, "PCyr"
> wrote:

>The other posters are wrong. This is a boot file (well, it's used for
>booting), if it got deleted, do a repair install of windows.

No, they aren't wrong; however your statement that they are IS wrong.

NTLDR may have got deleted, so in that case you are right, it needs to
be replaced. The other posters also offered possibly correct
solutions as well. I know for a fact if a regular floppy, not set up
as a boot floppy, is in the drive when the computer starts - you'll
get this message.

PCyr
December 8th 03, 08:11 PM
No, they are wrong. If you open the file with a text editor, you can tell
that it's used for (but no limited to), boot options. (i.e. Safe Mode).
Therefore, it isn't a problem with a non-boot CD, and if it was a floppy
disk, it would just say "Non-system disk", or something along those lines.
There error is the system trying to find the file, which would only be on
the hard drive.

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"NobodyMan" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 18:46:39 -0400, "PCyr"
> > wrote:
>
> >The other posters are wrong. This is a boot file (well, it's used for
> >booting), if it got deleted, do a repair install of windows.
>
> No, they aren't wrong; however your statement that they are IS wrong.
>
> NTLDR may have got deleted, so in that case you are right, it needs to
> be replaced. The other posters also offered possibly correct
> solutions as well. I know for a fact if a regular floppy, not set up
> as a boot floppy, is in the drive when the computer starts - you'll
> get this message.
>
>
>

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