To replace damaged ntldr files you can copy fresh files from the XP CD using the COPY command.
1. Load Windows XP CD into CD drive. 2. Go into Setup and change the boot order to boot from CD, first. 3. Boot the computer from CD. 4. At menu, press "R" to load Recovery Console. 5. Select the installation to be fixed. *The following instructions assume CD-ROM is labeled as drive D and the hard drive partition the windows installation is on is labeled as drive C. Replace the letters accordingly. 6. Type "COPY D:\i386\ntldr C:\" and press ENTER. 7. Type "COPY D:\i386\ntdetect.com C:\" and press ENTER. 8. Remove CD and type "EXIT" and press ENTER (to reboot your computer).
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To replace damaged ntldr files you can copy fresh files from the XP CD using the COPY command.
1. Load Windows XP CD into CD drive.
2. Go into Setup and change the boot order to boot from CD, first.
3. Boot the computer from CD.
4. At menu, press "R" to load Recovery Console.
5. Select the installation to be fixed.
*The following instructions assume CD-ROM is labeled as drive D and the hard drive partition the windows installation is on is labeled as drive C. Replace the letters accordingly.
6. Type "COPY D:\i386\ntldr C:\" and press ENTER.
7. Type "COPY D:\i386\ntdetect.com C:\" and press ENTER.
8. Remove CD and type "EXIT" and press ENTER (to reboot your computer).
Hope this helps.
Try by changing steps #6 and #7 to:
6. Type "COPY D:\i386\ntldr F:\" and press ENTER.
7. Type "COPY D:\i386\ntdetect.com F:\" and press ENTER.
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