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Can't start windows XP
Had my pc fixed by a pro, but the next day when I started my pc it said there
was a running error in my Roxio program. I went to add and remove hardware or repair I clicked on repair it then asked to put the Roxio disc in I followed the proms. Had to restart and I did. Now it says as soon as I restart NTLDR is missing. Can any one help me. Lucky we have 2 pc's running so I can do this. |
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Can't start windows XP
Lou
Please post the Stop Error report. Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties, Advanced, Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure and uncheck box before Automatically Restart. Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure until you have resolved the problem. Check for variants of the Stop Error message. An alternative is to keep pressing the F8 key during Start-Up and select option - Disable automatic restart on system failure. What is your computer make and model. Please describe your Windows XP CD. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lou lou wrote: Had my pc fixed by a pro, but the next day when I started my pc it said there was a running error in my Roxio program. I went to add and remove hardware or repair I clicked on repair it then asked to put the Roxio disc in I followed the proms. Had to restart and I did. Now it says as soon as I restart NTLDR is missing. Can any one help me. Lucky we have 2 pc's running so I can do this. |
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Can't start windows XP
You didn't say what the Pro fixed...
I'm going to hazard a guess that your had some problem that required the Pro to fix some disk corruption, which was a symptom, but missed the problem. I suspect a failing harddrive, not because ntldr missing means the drive is failing, but because I think you may be seeing a progressively worsening situation The first and most obvious solution is to replace the ntldr file and that is what many people will tell you--simple enough, you take your drive from the bad computer, mount it as a slave to the new computer and copy it over (the file is located in your root directory--c:\) I think, however, it is really a case of disk corruption (almost all of these ???? is missing at boot up are), which means you can boot your PC with a Windows XP disk, choose R to repair with Recovery Console, and enter the recovery console . When you get to a prompt, type chkdsk /r enter Let it do its thing and hour later your computer will boot as normal. As I said, however, I think you are seeing a progressively worsening drive issue "Lou lou" donotspam.com.au wrote in message ... Had my pc fixed by a pro, but the next day when I started my pc it said there was a running error in my Roxio program. I went to add and remove hardware or repair I clicked on repair it then asked to put the Roxio disc in I followed the proms. Had to restart and I did. Now it says as soon as I restart NTLDR is missing. Can any one help me. Lucky we have 2 pc's running so I can do this. |
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Can't start windows XP
Hi Gerry,
My pc runs on Windows XP professional it is about 4years old all I know is it is a pentium 4, 80 gb harddrive and 1 gb memmory. I restarted the pc after your reply but I can't get into windows so this means no My Computer Icon. I tried F8 nothing, but when I restart is says delite or press F12 or boot F12, F12 gives me choices of floppy, Hard disk, CDROM, Lan, so what should I do????? "Gerry" wrote: Lou Please post the Stop Error report. Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties, Advanced, Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure and uncheck box before Automatically Restart. Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure until you have resolved the problem. Check for variants of the Stop Error message. An alternative is to keep pressing the F8 key during Start-Up and select option - Disable automatic restart on system failure. What is your computer make and model. Please describe your Windows XP CD. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lou lou wrote: Had my pc fixed by a pro, but the next day when I started my pc it said there was a running error in my Roxio program. I went to add and remove hardware or repair I clicked on repair it then asked to put the Roxio disc in I followed the proms. Had to restart and I did. Now it says as soon as I restart NTLDR is missing. Can any one help me. Lucky we have 2 pc's running so I can do this. |
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Hi Gerry, I realy appriciate your replies, but sofar I don't know what to do
because I'm not sure what to do. The Pro fixed the pc because it was running slow. So whatever he did and installed a couple of registry cleaners it looked like it worked ok. But as I turned it on today it said that my Roxio programme there was a Runtime error Program\common Files\Roxio Shared etc. So I went to Control panel and add and remove I click on that in Roxio programme and I also had the option to repair so I clicked repair and put in the disc had to restart when it was completed. Then the problem realy started because it doesn't start anymore. And because I'm in Aussie it is a public holiday today and most people have the weekend of I like to fix it myself if I can. So tell me in a way I will understand what to do Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee! Lou "gerryf" wrote: You didn't say what the Pro fixed... I'm going to hazard a guess that your had some problem that required the Pro to fix some disk corruption, which was a symptom, but missed the problem. I suspect a failing harddrive, not because ntldr missing means the drive is failing, but because I think you may be seeing a progressively worsening situation The first and most obvious solution is to replace the ntldr file and that is what many people will tell you--simple enough, you take your drive from the bad computer, mount it as a slave to the new computer and copy it over (the file is located in your root directory--c:\) I think, however, it is really a case of disk corruption (almost all of these ???? is missing at boot up are), which means you can boot your PC with a Windows XP disk, choose R to repair with Recovery Console, and enter the recovery console . When you get to a prompt, type chkdsk /r enter Let it do its thing and hour later your computer will boot as normal. As I said, however, I think you are seeing a progressively worsening drive issue "Lou lou" donotspam.com.au wrote in message ... Had my pc fixed by a pro, but the next day when I started my pc it said there was a running error in my Roxio program. I went to add and remove hardware or repair I clicked on repair it then asked to put the Roxio disc in I followed the proms. Had to restart and I did. Now it says as soon as I restart NTLDR is missing. Can any one help me. Lucky we have 2 pc's running so I can do this. |
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Can't start windows XP
Step 1
If you have a windows xp cd, start the computer and boot with it and choose recovery console. Then follow the instructions beginning at STEP 2 If you do not have a Windows XP CD, do the following download RC.iso from the following link: http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/rc.iso You need to burn this image to a CD and boot your computer with it--this is different than burning a file to a CD. If you do not know how to burn an ISO image, then download the following program to another Windows XP machine, install it. make certain you download the proper installation for your version of windows. Open MY COMPUTER, choose HELP ABOUT. Note the service pack and get the appropriate version of the iso burner power toy http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm After installation, reboot, then right click the RC.iso file you downloaded above and choose COPY IMAGE TO CD. Then reboot your broken PC with that CD in the CD-ROM drive. This will give you a recovery console to use to run Insert the cd into the non-functioning PC STEP 2 When boot begins, a windows setup will appear to start, but you will be taken to a recovery console. You will need to select your windows installation by pressing a number, most likely 1 Windows will ask you for a password If you have XP home, press enter...there is no password If you have XP Pro, you need to enter the password you set when you installed your machine with XP Pro. After entering the password, you will find yourself at a command prompt that looks like this c:\windows type chkdsk /r enter follow the prompts, then when it is complete, remove the CD type EXIT enter the machine will reboot Did that fix it? |
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Hi Gerryf, thanks it realy helped me a lot.
"Lou lou" wrote: Hi Gerry, I realy appriciate your replies, but sofar I don't know what to do because I'm not sure what to do. The Pro fixed the pc because it was running slow. So whatever he did and installed a couple of registry cleaners it looked like it worked ok. But as I turned it on today it said that my Roxio programme there was a Runtime error Program\common Files\Roxio Shared etc. So I went to Control panel and add and remove I click on that in Roxio programme and I also had the option to repair so I clicked repair and put in the disc had to restart when it was completed. Then the problem realy started because it doesn't start anymore. And because I'm in Aussie it is a public holiday today and most people have the weekend of I like to fix it myself if I can. So tell me in a way I will understand what to do Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee! Lou "gerryf" wrote: You didn't say what the Pro fixed... I'm going to hazard a guess that your had some problem that required the Pro to fix some disk corruption, which was a symptom, but missed the problem. I suspect a failing harddrive, not because ntldr missing means the drive is failing, but because I think you may be seeing a progressively worsening situation The first and most obvious solution is to replace the ntldr file and that is what many people will tell you--simple enough, you take your drive from the bad computer, mount it as a slave to the new computer and copy it over (the file is located in your root directory--c:\) I think, however, it is really a case of disk corruption (almost all of these ???? is missing at boot up are), which means you can boot your PC with a Windows XP disk, choose R to repair with Recovery Console, and enter the recovery console . When you get to a prompt, type chkdsk /r enter Let it do its thing and hour later your computer will boot as normal. As I said, however, I think you are seeing a progressively worsening drive issue "Lou lou" donotspam.com.au wrote in message ... Had my pc fixed by a pro, but the next day when I started my pc it said there was a running error in my Roxio program. I went to add and remove hardware or repair I clicked on repair it then asked to put the Roxio disc in I followed the proms. Had to restart and I did. Now it says as soon as I restart NTLDR is missing. Can any one help me. Lucky we have 2 pc's running so I can do this. |
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are you up and running? If so, we should do one more thing
Start run cmd enter in the box that appears, type chkdsk /f enter Reboot. Windows will run one more chkdsk When Windows comes back on, right click on MY COMPUTER, choose MANAGE, select EVENT VIEWER, look in APPLICATIONS ... on the right, you will see a long list....find winlogon, double click Look through the log and see what it shows, specifically, look in the results for a section that reads ??? in bad sectors. If that number (???) is 0, you're OK, but if there is a number there, it is a sign your harddrive is beginning to fail "Lou lou" donotspam.com.au wrote in message ... Hi Gerryf, thanks it realy helped me a lot. "Lou lou" wrote: Hi Gerry, I realy appriciate your replies, but sofar I don't know what to do because I'm not sure what to do. The Pro fixed the pc because it was running slow. So whatever he did and installed a couple of registry cleaners it looked like it worked ok. But as I turned it on today it said that my Roxio programme there was a Runtime error Program\common Files\Roxio Shared etc. So I went to Control panel and add and remove I click on that in Roxio programme and I also had the option to repair so I clicked repair and put in the disc had to restart when it was completed. Then the problem realy started because it doesn't start anymore. And because I'm in Aussie it is a public holiday today and most people have the weekend of I like to fix it myself if I can. So tell me in a way I will understand what to do Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee! Lou "gerryf" wrote: You didn't say what the Pro fixed... I'm going to hazard a guess that your had some problem that required the Pro to fix some disk corruption, which was a symptom, but missed the problem. I suspect a failing harddrive, not because ntldr missing means the drive is failing, but because I think you may be seeing a progressively worsening situation The first and most obvious solution is to replace the ntldr file and that is what many people will tell you--simple enough, you take your drive from the bad computer, mount it as a slave to the new computer and copy it over (the file is located in your root directory--c:\) I think, however, it is really a case of disk corruption (almost all of these ???? is missing at boot up are), which means you can boot your PC with a Windows XP disk, choose R to repair with Recovery Console, and enter the recovery console . When you get to a prompt, type chkdsk /r enter Let it do its thing and hour later your computer will boot as normal. As I said, however, I think you are seeing a progressively worsening drive issue "Lou lou" donotspam.com.au wrote in message ... Had my pc fixed by a pro, but the next day when I started my pc it said there was a running error in my Roxio program. I went to add and remove hardware or repair I clicked on repair it then asked to put the Roxio disc in I followed the proms. Had to restart and I did. Now it says as soon as I restart NTLDR is missing. Can any one help me. Lucky we have 2 pc's running so I can do this. |
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