NTLDR is Missing

On my comp. WIN XP Pro. incl. SP3, I get the message NTLDR is Missing.

I have cleared the CMOS , tried to put an Acronis image back no success,
but now the drive letters of the 2 HD have changed C is now D and D is now
C ????

Tried reload WIN XP but the comp. wont boot from the WIN XP CD and I get the
message NTLDR is Missing when loading from CD

Any help please

How did you "clear the CMOS"..One must,remove battery,locate the CMOS
jumper pin,move from 1-2 to 2-3 position for .30 seconds or so,then back
to 1-2 position,replace battery,turn on power,start pc.On start-up,the BIOS
must be reconfigured,as its settings now are as it left the
factory,date/time,
boot order,etc all must be reset...

"Frank Oz" wrote:

On my comp. WIN XP Pro. incl. SP3, I get the message NTLDR is Missing.

I have cleared the CMOS , tried to put an Acronis image back no success,
but now the drive letters of the 2 HD have changed C is now D and D is now
C ????

Tried reload WIN XP but the comp. wont boot from the WIN XP CD and I get the
message NTLDR is Missing when loading from CD

Any help please

I have made some progress

I have disconnected the 2 nd HD normally "D" and now the comp. boot's
normally with C but when I connect the D HD again I still get the NTLDR
message

I have also tried to connect an other second HD but the same result

What to do ??


"Frank Oz" wrote in message
...
On my comp. WIN XP Pro. incl. SP3, I get the message NTLDR is Missing.

I have cleared the CMOS , tried to put an Acronis image back no success,
but now the drive letters of the 2 HD have changed C is now D and D is
now C ????

Tried reload WIN XP but the comp. wont boot from the WIN XP CD and I get
the message NTLDR is Missing when loading from CD

Any help please

I used the jumper pin
"Andrew E." wrote in message
...
How did you "clear the CMOS"..One must,remove battery,locate the CMOS
jumper pin,move from 1-2 to 2-3 position for .30 seconds or so,then back
to 1-2 position,replace battery,turn on power,start pc.On start-up,the
BIOS
must be reconfigured,as its settings now are as it left the
factory,date/time,
boot order,etc all must be reset...

"Frank Oz" wrote:

On my comp. WIN XP Pro. incl. SP3, I get the message NTLDR is Missing.

I have cleared the CMOS , tried to put an Acronis image back no success,
but now the drive letters of the 2 HD have changed C is now D and D is
now
C ????

Tried reload WIN XP but the comp. wont boot from the WIN XP CD and I get
the
message NTLDR is Missing when loading from CD

Any help please

Of historical note on Sat, 31 May 2008 12:01:10 +0930
"Frank Oz" scribed:

|I have made some progress
|
|I have disconnected the 2 nd HD normally "D" and now the comp. boot's
|normally with C but when I connect the D HD again I still get the NTLDR
|message
|
|I have also tried to connect an other second HD but the same result
|
|What to do ??
|
|
|"Frank Oz" wrote in message
...
| On my comp. WIN XP Pro. incl. SP3, I get the message NTLDR is Missing.
|
| I have cleared the CMOS , tried to put an Acronis image back no success,
| but now the drive letters of the 2 HD have changed C is now D and D is
| now C ????
|
| Tried reload WIN XP but the comp. wont boot from the WIN XP CD and I get
| the message NTLDR is Missing when loading from CD
|
| Any help please
|
|
|

It sounds like the BIOS may be trying to boot from D before C; check their order for booting in BIOS.

hth
--
cf
I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.
Terry Bradshaw

I think that you're right but I don't know how to charge this


"cf" wrote in message
m...
Of historical note on Sat, 31 May 2008 12:01:10 +0930
"Frank Oz" scribed:

|I have made some progress
|
|I have disconnected the 2 nd HD normally "D" and now the comp. boot's
|normally with C but when I connect the D HD again I still get the NTLDR
|message
|
|I have also tried to connect an other second HD but the same result
|
|What to do ??
|
|
|"Frank Oz" wrote in message
...
| On my comp. WIN XP Pro. incl. SP3, I get the message NTLDR is Missing.
|
| I have cleared the CMOS , tried to put an Acronis image back no
success,
| but now the drive letters of the 2 HD have changed C is now D and D is
| now C ????
|
| Tried reload WIN XP but the comp. wont boot from the WIN XP CD and I
get
| the message NTLDR is Missing when loading from CD
|
| Any help please
|
|
|

It sounds like the BIOS may be trying to boot from D before C; check their
order for booting in BIOS.

hth
--
cf
I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.
Terry Bradshaw

Managed to change the boot up now it's OK

Thanks to all


"cf" wrote in message
m...
Of historical note on Sat, 31 May 2008 12:01:10 +0930
"Frank Oz" scribed:

|I have made some progress
|
|I have disconnected the 2 nd HD normally "D" and now the comp. boot's
|normally with C but when I connect the D HD again I still get the NTLDR
|message
|
|I have also tried to connect an other second HD but the same result
|
|What to do ??
|
|
|"Frank Oz" wrote in message
...
| On my comp. WIN XP Pro. incl. SP3, I get the message NTLDR is Missing.
|
| I have cleared the CMOS , tried to put an Acronis image back no
success,
| but now the drive letters of the 2 HD have changed C is now D and D is
| now C ????
|
| Tried reload WIN XP but the comp. wont boot from the WIN XP CD and I
get
| the message NTLDR is Missing when loading from CD
|
| Any help please
|
|
|

It sounds like the BIOS may be trying to boot from D before C; check their
order for booting in BIOS.

hth
--
cf
I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.
Terry Bradshaw

On Fri, 30 May 2008 18:37:00 -0700, Andrew E.
wrote:

How did you "clear the CMOS"..One must,remove battery,locate the CMOS
jumper pin,move from 1-2 to 2-3 position for .30 seconds or so,then back
to 1-2 position,replace battery,turn on power,start pc.


You can clear the CMOS *either* by temporarily removing the battery or
temporarily changing the jumper setting. Doing both is not required
and conveys no advantage.

Note that the time required to leave the battery out of the computer
varies, but is always *far* longer than .30 seconds. Usually 10-15
minutes is enough, but occasionally it can be as much as several
hours.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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