It is a very bad thing when some of you on here argue
and portray yourselves as the sole authority on issues,
You're lying now. No one did that.
And its completely trivial for anyone with a clue to PROVE
that a non bootable floppy DOES NOT PRODUCE THAT
NTLDR MISSING MESSAGE WHEN YOU TRY TO BOOT IT.
especially as in your case, attempting to critique what others
say when Microsoft itself says that the NTLDR message does
occur for reasons both that site and I explained.
Microsoft doesnt actually say what you said.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555304&sd=rss&spid=3223
actually says
This issue may occur if your start device (such as a floppy disk drive,
hard disk drive, or CD-ROM drive) does not contain boot files.
Thats talking about a different situation to just any old non bootable floppy,
its talking about a 2K emergency boot floppy that has lost its NTLDR file.
As I stated before, there is no one way to approach
the fixing of hardware / software issues in this industry
There is with as specific an error message as that one.
and I won't make myself a dummy by telling people
on here that I have the sole remedy for their problems,
You did however make a spectacular fool of yourself when
you flaunted the fact that you dont understand the basics
of what can produce that specific error message.
And you're so stupid that you cant manage to check
for yourself that what you are being told now is correct.
neither would I plain knock down someone else's theory or know how.
More fool you with as specific a fault condition as that particular one
where its completely trivial to prove that normal non boot floppys
DO NOT PRODUCE THAT PARTICULAR ERROR MESSAGE.
To be honest, I come on here with and open mind because
I know there are people here that are capable of teaching /
sharing valuable information and if I refrain from making
myself a Doubting Thomas I might learn a thing or two.
You clearly dont have enough of a clue to actually think about
what you have been told and check for yourself what happens
error message wise when you attempt to boot a normal non
bootable floppy. YOU DONT GET THAT ERROR MESSAGE.
YOU GET A QUITE DIFFERENT ONE.
Since joining this discussion I have recreated the NTLDR error
message at will and in exactly the way Microsoft says it can occur.
Pity that is nothing like the situation you made such a spectacular
fool of yourself about when you proclaimed that any normal non
bootable floppy can produce that specific error message. It cant.
I have learned through the years that if you are able to
recreate a problem, you will eventually know how to fix it.
You cant even manage the basics of actually recreating the particular
scenario being discussed, A NORMAL NON BOOTABLE FLOPPY.
In saying that, read below and go take this up with Microsoft
if you feel that they put out misinformation on their website.
It isnt saying anything like your original pig ignorant claim.
And no, I won't include the link because some of us
know it all already and so, I won't waste my time.
Couldnt even bullshit its way out of a wet paper bag
even if its pathetic excuse for a 'life' depended on it.
Anyone with a clue can find the url just by
doing a phrase search in google, stupid.
SYMPTOMS
you get an error that NTLDR is not found or missing during bootup.
CAUSE
This issue may occur if your start device (such as a floppy disk drive,
hard disk drive, or CD-ROM drive) does not contain boot files.
Nothing like your original claim about a normal non bootable floppy.
