NTLDR is missing

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Reloading Windows2000 software should fix the problem.
Insert CD, power of system, then power system back on.
Hit enter key when system is check for disk in CDROM.
When prompt for repair or install windows, select repair
and follow prompts. This should correct problem.
 
This can be caused by several issues:

1) the boot.ini is misconfigured to boot off an invalid location
2) Problem with the hard drive / or drive connections
3) the file is actually missing
 
You forgot to add that there might be a unbootable floppy in the drive.
I've done that once or twice.
 
I have the same problem with W2KPro....NTLDR is Missing, Alt+Ctrl+Del t
restart (why, if NTLDR is missing, it won't boot now or again.....?)

I've tried the repair console, "Can't copy NTLDR, ARCSETUP.exe
ARCLDR.exe", so no automatic fix allowed.

Then tried to copy the three files manually - "Access Denied"....

Tried attrib -s -h -r (and -shr) ntldr/boot.ini/arcsetup.exe/arcldr.ex
- file not found or words to that effect......however "attrib ntldr
returns SHR (i.e. file found).....REN is obviously denied too....

So, it appears that write-access is being denied to the c: drive bot
for manual and automatic-repair fixing.....

I had created a recovery disk and boot disks from the machine - th
boot "can't load biosinfo.inf" and the recovery disk obviously can't b
copied to the hdd.

Tried to re-install to c:\newwin - didn't install but claimed to hav
effected repairs......but not enough of them, apparently!

In short, I can 'see' the files at the 'manual repair' level of th
installation cd but cannot effect any sort of repair because access t
the hdd is denied - any ideas PLEASE?
*This can be caused by several issues:

1) the boot.ini is misconfigured to boot off an invalid location
2) Problem with the hard drive / or drive connections
3) the file is actually missing

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algarveroo
 
Sounds like everyone or users has been given deny access to your drive. Did you
carnage any ntfs permissions as of late? An option may be to do a parallel install to
examine and change ntfs permissions on that install to the built in groups to allow
copy access, or deny ntfs permissions may be the problem. --- Steve
 
possible (alternative) solutions:
- ntfsdos to get into disc and replace files
- boot off a separate drive and copy file across

i would check to make sure the drive doesn't have a bad block: run
chkdsk.exe

Regards,

Ranjeet.
 
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