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Missing NTLDR, etc on Win XP Pro,Tried everything, HELP!
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| The machine is a Dell Dimension 8200. Windows XP Pro, Service Pack 1, NTFS
Hard Drive.
Here is the story, Folks.
1. I installed several Microsoft security patches from Windows Update.
2. Rebooted.
3. Upon reboot, I was greeted with the error "Ntoskrnl.exe" Missing or
damaged, replace file. Windows would not boot.
4. Inserted Windows XP Install CD, used recovery console, tried to do a
bootcfg /rebuild. Had to do a chkdsk first, which gave me a message saying
that there were unfixable errors. I was unable to do the bootcfg / rebuild
because of the errors.
5. Removed CD, turned pc off, tried another reboot.
6. Now have the error message "NTLDR is missing".
At this point, I have tried EVERYTHING that I can think of. I have copied
both NTLDR and NTDETECT from the Windows XP Install CD using the recovery
console. I have also done a FIXMBR and FIXBOOT from the recovery console.
Regardless of what I try, I still end up with the same NTLDR error.
I even removed the actual hard drive from the PC and installed it in another
Windows XP PC. I was hoping to be able to at least copy the files off of the
drive, but I get the message "F:\ not accessible. The file or directory is
corrupted and unreadable".
Any ideas guys? This pc has a lot of critical information on it that I need
access to ASAP. Please email me directly at pctech@fdn.com if possible.
Thank you,
James
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| GoGators 2005-04-06, 2:29 pm |
| James wrote:
> The machine is a Dell Dimension 8200. Windows XP Pro, Service Pack 1, NTFS
> Hard Drive.
>
> Here is the story, Folks.
>
> 1. I installed several Microsoft security patches from Windows Update.
>
> 2. Rebooted.
>
> 3. Upon reboot, I was greeted with the error "Ntoskrnl.exe" Missing or
> damaged, replace file. Windows would not boot.
>
> 4. Inserted Windows XP Install CD, used recovery console, tried to do a
> bootcfg /rebuild. Had to do a chkdsk first, which gave me a message saying
> that there were unfixable errors. I was unable to do the bootcfg / rebuild
> because of the errors.
>
> 5. Removed CD, turned pc off, tried another reboot.
>
> 6. Now have the error message "NTLDR is missing".
>
>
> At this point, I have tried EVERYTHING that I can think of. I have copied
> both NTLDR and NTDETECT from the Windows XP Install CD using the recovery
> console. I have also done a FIXMBR and FIXBOOT from the recovery console.
>
> Regardless of what I try, I still end up with the same NTLDR error.
>
> I even removed the actual hard drive from the PC and installed it in another
> Windows XP PC. I was hoping to be able to at least copy the files off of the
> drive, but I get the message "F:\ not accessible. The file or directory is
> corrupted and unreadable".
>
>
> Any ideas guys? This pc has a lot of critical information on it that I need
> access to ASAP. Please email me directly at pctech@fdn.com if possible.
>
> Thank you,
> James
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GoGators
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"James" <pctech@fdn.com> wrote in message
news:84CdnZUygOURGnncRVn-sA@comcast.com...
> The machine is a Dell Dimension 8200. Windows XP Pro, Service Pack 1,
NTFS
> Hard Drive.
>
> Here is the story, Folks.
>
> 1. I installed several Microsoft security patches from Windows Update.
>
> 2. Rebooted.
>
> 3. Upon reboot, I was greeted with the error "Ntoskrnl.exe" Missing or
> damaged, replace file. Windows would not boot.
>
> 4. Inserted Windows XP Install CD, used recovery console, tried to do
a
> bootcfg /rebuild. Had to do a chkdsk first, which gave me a message
saying
> that there were unfixable errors. I was unable to do the bootcfg /
rebuild
> because of the errors.
>
> 5. Removed CD, turned pc off, tried another reboot.
>
> 6. Now have the error message "NTLDR is missing".
>
>
> At this point, I have tried EVERYTHING that I can think of. I have
copied
> both NTLDR and NTDETECT from the Windows XP Install CD using the
recovery
> console. I have also done a FIXMBR and FIXBOOT from the recovery
console.
>
> Regardless of what I try, I still end up with the same NTLDR error.
>
> I even removed the actual hard drive from the PC and installed it in
another
> Windows XP PC. I was hoping to be able to at least copy the files off
of the
> drive, but I get the message "F:\ not accessible. The file or
directory is
> corrupted and unreadable".
>
>
> Any ideas guys? This pc has a lot of critical information on it that I
need
> access to ASAP. Please email me directly at pctech@fdn.com if
possible.
>
> Thank you,
> James
>
With the drive still in the other computer, Boot to the Recovery
Console.
Run the Chkdsk command (on the proper drive) with the (space) /R option,
if the error appears run it again.
If Chkdsk makes it through ....
Then copy over the NTLDR and Ntdetect.com.
Verify the desired paths in the Boot.ini file or return the drive to the
original machine and use the RC to run the bootcfg /rebuild.
If there were other critical disk blocks that were corrupted, you may
need to run the Repair option and reapply all patches. Monitor the drive
to see if it was caused by corruption or a failing drive.
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