NTLDR is Missing Recovery for Windows 2000

NTLDR is Missing.

Related errors:

• Below are the full error messages that may be seen when the computer is booting.
• NTLDR is Missing
• Press any key to restart
• Boot: Couldn't find NTLDR
• Please insert another disk
• NTLDR is missing
• Press Ctrl Alt Del to Restart

Causes:

1. Computer is booting from a non-bootable source.
2. Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS.
3. Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file.
4. Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file.
5. Attempting to upgrade from a Windows 95, 98, or ME computer that is using FAT32.
6. New hard disk drive being added.
7. Corrupt boot sector / master boot record.
8. Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
9. Loose or Faulty IDE/EIDE hard disk drive cable.
10. Failing to enable USB keyboard support in the BIOS.

Recovery Console

to repair a damaged system (like to fix boot problems).

Insert your Windows 2000 / XP installation CD-ROM and boot from CD-ROM :

Windows 2000:
On the "Windows 2000 Professional Setup" menu, select "R" for repair :



as Repair option, select "C" to use the "Recovery Console" :

Windows 2000 / XP :

You will be prompted to select the Windows installation to repair :
(usually just "1" ) :



You will need to enter the Administrator password !

Recovering from Bootup problems :

When the system displays on booting a message of "missing" NTLDR or NTDETECT, you can copy these files via Recovery Console from the CD-ROM :
In the below example we are copying these files from the CD-ROM drive letter, which in this case is "e." This letter may be different on your computer.