Arriba
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« on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:05:24 » |
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ive gone and fuckd my computer up by wiping something i shouldn't.
i was clearing shit off my computer and have removed something by mistake.what i have removed i dont know,but when i start up the computer i get the message.....
NTLDR is missing
Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to start.
that gives me the motherboard message and 2 options.
Del to run set up
or tab to post bios message.
my comp is running xp.
i aint got a clue what to do.posting this from my laptop.
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:15:13 » |
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sonicyouth
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:18:20 » |
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Remove any external devices like memory sticks, external hard drives or CDs that are in the drive.
If that doesn't work, go into the BIOS (Setup) and make sure that the 1st boot device is set to Hard Drive (presumably IDE or SATA).
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:21:52 » |
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Uh-oh! At difficult times like this it's always worth following ISO 3103. Normally helps.
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Arriba
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:34:46 » |
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Remove any external devices like memory sticks, external hard drives or CDs that are in the drive.
If that doesn't work, go into the BIOS (Setup) and make sure that the 1st boot device is set to Hard Drive (presumably IDE or SATA).
nothing plugged in,and tried the advice which didn't work.sob...
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Arriba
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:35:12 » |
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Uh-oh! At difficult times like this it's always worth following ISO 3103. Normally helps.
eh? edit.just googled it. cunt  |
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:44:27 » |
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You've deleted an xp file. Have you got an XP disk? If so do a repair.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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Arriba
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:45:26 » |
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i aint got a disc
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 12:10:16 » |
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my comp is running xp.
Not any more it's not. |
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #9 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 12:11:46 » |
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Not any more it's not.
 Thats the bootloader, arriba. How the fuck did you manage to delete that?! I've got a copy of XP on CD you can borrow to do a restore if you have a valid license key. And the moral of the story is don't go fucking about with stuff you don't know! |
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BANGKOK RED
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 12:52:30 » |
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Have you used a "Remove duplicate file tool" recently Arriba?
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #11 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 13:27:17 » |
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Having a flaky hard drive can also do this, its easy enough to get rid of and repair though, but you do need an XP installation disk, then do this order.
Load Windows XP CD into CD drive.
Make sure BIOS is set to boot to CD drive.
Boot the computer from CD.
At menu, press "R" to load Recovery Console.
Select the installation to be fixed.
(assuming D is your CD/DVD drive letter)-
Type "COPY D:\i386\ntldr C:\" and press ENTER.
Type "COPY D:\i386\ntdetect.com C:\" and press ENTER.
Remove CD and type "EXIT" and press ENTER (to reboot your computer).
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Arriba
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« Reply #12 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 15:35:24 » |
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i aint got a clue how i did it.i was just deleting stuff to free up space on my hdd as i needed to free some up to defragment it.
i left stuff alone with microsoft,or windows etc on it,and just deleted what i thought was not used.silly me...
i aint used a duplicate anything as i aint got a clue what that is.and i aint got a clue what a valid licence key is either?
i didn't have a dodgy version of xp if that's what you mean sam?
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #13 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 15:44:41 » |
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It look slike there is a good chance that you actually delete the NTLDR file without knowing it, it is possible to boot the pc up in dos mode and get it back from the recycle bin but its very technical and if you are not used to DOS then I would suggest using the method I put above and using an XP installation disk...borrow one, any one will do just for the reinstall of that file, it will load in but could well reset all your drivers back to default and you will have to install them all again.
About half an hours work but you wont have lost anything.
If you are not confident about that then get someone in who does know who can help, I would offer but am not exactly local to you!
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Arriba
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« Reply #14 on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 16:27:02 » |
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i cleared out the recycle bin before trying to reboot,jj.
yet another fuck up it seems
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