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How to Fix “Missing NTLDR..” Problem?

"Missing NTLD.." during boot time of Windows XP as well as Windows 2000/NT is a common problem of Microsoft Windows.  If you don't have crucial data on your hard drive (drive C: where you have installed Windows) then you can simply install fresh Windows removing all previous Windows data to solve this problem. But imagine if you have important files on your hard drive. Here is how problem screen looks like How to fix such problem?

Method 1: Simple and easy
Install new Windows XP or Windows 2000 using Windows bootable CD. The problem with such fix is that all your data will be lost.

Method 2: Use the Recovery Console
1.    Use the Windows 2000/Windows XP Setup disks to restart the computer, or use the Windows 2000/Windows XP  CD-ROM to restart the computer.
2.    At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to repair the Windows 2000/Windows XP installation.
3.    Press C to repair the Windows 2000/Windows XP installation by using the Recovery Console.
4.    Type the number that corresponds to the Windows installation that you want to repair, and then press ENTER. For example, type 1, and then press ENTER.
5.    Type the Administrator password, and then press ENTER.
6.    Type map, and then press ENTER. Note the drive letter that is assigned to the CD-ROM drive that contains the Windows 2000/Windows XP CD-ROM.
7.    Type the following commands, pressing ENTER after you type each one, where drive is the drive letter that you typed in step 4 of "Method 2: Use the Recovery Console," of this article:
copy drive:\i386\ntldr c:\
copy drive:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
If you are prompted to overwrite the file, type y, and then press ENTER.
NOTE: In these commands, there is a space between the ntldr and c:\, and between ntdetect.com and c:\.
8.    Type the following command, and then press ENTER:
type c:\Boot.ini
A list similar to the following list appears:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
If you receive the following message, the Boot.ini file may be missing or damaged:
The system cannot find the file or directory specified.
9.    If the Boot.ini file is missing or damaged, create a new one. To do so, follow these steps:
a.    Use a text editor, such as Notepad or Edit.com, to create a boot loader file similar to the following boot loader file:
b.    [boot loader]
c.    timeout=30
d.    default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
e.
f.    [operating systems]
g.    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
h.    Save the file to a floppy disk as Boot.ini.
NOTE: If you used Notepad to create the file, make sure that the .txt extension is not appended to the Boot.ini file name.
i.    Type the following command at the Recovery Console command prompt to copy the Boot.ini file from the floppy disk to the computer:
copy a:\Boot.ini c:\
10.    Type exit, and then press ENTER. The computer restarts.

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