NTLD File is missing! pls help!

[Zim0n]

Hi, im trying to help my friend out who has got a problem with his computer. When he boots up his computer he gets the error that the NTLD file is missing. He presses Ctrl + alt + del to reboot his computer and gets the same errror again. We are aware of that there can be many different things that can have occured this error, we are still not sure of what. This error occured after he acidently hit the power switch to the computers power outlet. And when he rebooted the computer he got this error. 

All Help is appriciated !

[billrich]

1) Try the reboot again. Shut down slowly with a regular shut down. Unplug from the wall, wait 30 seconds and reboot.

2) If reboot does not work, shutdown with regular shutdown and then reboot again.

Tap F8 as you reboot and select Safe Mode with command prompt.

run
C:\>sfc /scannow  ( REM You will need an OS installation disk to replace bad system files. Sfc wil instruct when to insert the disk). Sfc is a System File Checker.


C:\>sfc /?

Microsoft(R) Windows XP Windows File Checker Version 5.1


Scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Mi
crosoft versions.

SFC [/SCANNOW] [/SCANONCE] [/SCANBOOT] [/REVERT] [/PURGECACHE] [/CACHESIZE=x]


/SCANNOW        Scans all protected system files immediately.
/SCANONCE       Scans all protected system files once at the next boot.
/SCANBOOT       Scans all protected system files at every boot.
/REVERT         Return scan to default setting.
/PURGECACHE     Purges the file cache.
/CACHESIZE=x    Sets the file cache size.

C:\>

[hot dog]

Insert your XP installation disk and restart the computer...when prompted, press "any key" to boot from the disk.  When the disk is loaded, select "R" for repair... Select "1" and press enter, then enter your administrator password and press enter(if there is NO existing password just hit enter)...Next at the prompt type:  cd \    and press enter

Next, type: copy d:\i386\ntldr    and press ENTER

Once the file is copied, type "exit" and reboot the computer, and see if it worked

[jaymac99]

Hopefully I am not telling you something obvious -- but take the floppy out of the drive.