Post by ZF on Jan 17, 2011 4:29:42 GMT -5
After restoring from Acronis, NTLDR is missing.
NTLDR or Ntdetect.com files are not present on the active partition
Start the machine from Windows installation CD;
(!) You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS to let the machine boot from CD.
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to repair the Windows installation using Recovery Console;
Type the number that corresponds to the Windows installation that you want to repair, and then press Enter. E.g., type 1, and then press Enter;
Type the Administrator password, and then press Enter;
Type the following commands: cd ..
dir /p
Check if NTLDR and Ntdetect.com files are listed in the root of the drive. If the files are present, then please proceed to Boot.ini file is corrupt or points to incorrect partition. If these files are not present, proceed with the steps below;
Type map and then press Enter;
Note the drive letter that is assigned to the CD\DVD-ROM drive that contains the Windows CD;
Type the following commands:
copy [drive]:\i386\ntldr [letter]:\
copy [drive]:\i386\ntdetect.com [letter]:\
where [drive] is the drive letter of your CD\DVD-ROM drive and [letter] is a letter of the drive Windows is installed on.
Press Enter after you issue each of the two commands.
If you are prompted to overwrite the file, type y, and then press Enter.
Reboot the machine.
Windows should be bootable now. If it is not, please proceed to Boot.ini file is corrupt or points to incorrect partition.
Boot.ini file is corrupt or points to incorrect partition
Start the machine from Windows installation CD;
(!) You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS to let the machine boot from CD
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to repair the Windows installation using Recovery Console;
Type the Administrator password, and then press Enter;
Issue the following command:
Bootcfg /rebuild
This command will find the existing Windows installations and add the necessary strings to boot.ini.
At Enter Load identifier enter any name for the found operating system;
When you are prompted for OS Load options type fastdetect and press Enter;
Reboot the machine and choose the just added operating system from boot menu.
Windows should be bootable now.
Source:
kb.acronis.com/content/1759
NTLDR or Ntdetect.com files are not present on the active partition
Start the machine from Windows installation CD;
(!) You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS to let the machine boot from CD.
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to repair the Windows installation using Recovery Console;
Type the number that corresponds to the Windows installation that you want to repair, and then press Enter. E.g., type 1, and then press Enter;
Type the Administrator password, and then press Enter;
Type the following commands: cd ..
dir /p
Check if NTLDR and Ntdetect.com files are listed in the root of the drive. If the files are present, then please proceed to Boot.ini file is corrupt or points to incorrect partition. If these files are not present, proceed with the steps below;
Type map and then press Enter;
Note the drive letter that is assigned to the CD\DVD-ROM drive that contains the Windows CD;
Type the following commands:
copy [drive]:\i386\ntldr [letter]:\
copy [drive]:\i386\ntdetect.com [letter]:\
where [drive] is the drive letter of your CD\DVD-ROM drive and [letter] is a letter of the drive Windows is installed on.
Press Enter after you issue each of the two commands.
If you are prompted to overwrite the file, type y, and then press Enter.
Reboot the machine.
Windows should be bootable now. If it is not, please proceed to Boot.ini file is corrupt or points to incorrect partition.
Boot.ini file is corrupt or points to incorrect partition
Start the machine from Windows installation CD;
(!) You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS to let the machine boot from CD
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to repair the Windows installation using Recovery Console;
Type the Administrator password, and then press Enter;
Issue the following command:
Bootcfg /rebuild
This command will find the existing Windows installations and add the necessary strings to boot.ini.
At Enter Load identifier enter any name for the found operating system;
When you are prompted for OS Load options type fastdetect and press Enter;
Reboot the machine and choose the just added operating system from boot menu.
Windows should be bootable now.
Source:
kb.acronis.com/content/1759