Installing XP NTLDR error

[s18000rpm]

hi guys:d

today i installed my New Motherboard & RAM.

im using old HDD, which had OEM XP (home, SP2) installed, so as i installed the HDD in new m/b, i used a friend's XP install Disk.

during booting with XP CD, i selected to delete & format C: Drive.
the installer did that & copied all the necessary files to HDD & asked to Re-Boot.

when i Rebooted, NTLDR is Missing Error was shown.

wat is it, i tried installing XP 2 times, sfter that i installed Vista Beta 2 (got it thru MS).

so help me in Installing XP & please tell me AntiVirus, Firewall....to use in Vista. i'm not having any protection please hurry guys.

 

[Vishal Gupta]

1.) *support.microsoft.com/kb/314057

2.) For Vista:

Antivirus : avast!
Anti-spyware : Windows Defender (already there)
Firewall : Vista default. I'm currently using "Vista Firewall Control". Its quite good and too small.

Otherwise u can install Kaspersky Internet Security Beta.

 

[s18000rpm]

thanks mr.Vista, i have a Recovery Drive (D, it has OEM XP install files (HP Pavilion), so i dont want to disturb that drive,.

so can i just use fixboot command & proceed.

i'm a Noob, & this is the first time i'm Insatlling thru XP CD (i'm used to OEM recovery disk)

 

[Vishal Gupta]

First try to give fixboot and bootcfg /rebuild commands in Recovery console.
If it doesnt work then try to copy ntldr file (will be present in I386 folder of setup) in C: drive from Vista.

 

[SE><IE]

Try these at recovery console. Its pretty easy

copy drive:\i386\ntldr c:\

copy drive:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

-seXie

 

[s18000rpm]

Thakns a lot guys

i'll try in another 10mins (downloading AV) & update
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First try to give fixboot and bootcfg /rebuild commands in Recovery console.
If it doesnt work then try to copy ntldr file (will be present in I386 folder of setup) in C: drive from Vista.

where's i386 folder

man this Vista is soo confusing

i've "Windows.old" (XP) folder.

but cant find it.(ntldr)

btw wat do i do by copying ntldr

with this post itself u guys get a idea of my Noobness

pls guys help me

 

[NIGHTMARE]

when i on my pc after finishing boot up there is error message c:\WINNT\eksplorasi.exe how repair this error

 

[Vishal Gupta]

@s18000rpm
Buddy this file will be present in "I386" folder in XP Setup CD.

@NIGHTMARE
Its a virus infection and u do need to go thru my "Folder Options" tut.

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43523

 

[vinaypatel]

NIGHTMARE its virus check u want able to open command promt from run

Type cmd in run

type regedit

this will restart ur PC

check and make sure with antivirus that u have no more virus

 

[NIGHTMARE]

@ vishal yes u r right but i have enable the folder option but this error also coming wat can i do

 

[Vishal Gupta]

I hv mentioned a few links in the tut, browse thru them.
And don't forget to scan ur comp with a good anti-virus.

 

[s18000rpm]

hey guys, i tried to install XP again (after deleting Vista partition), the NTLDR error occured again, i tried your method, but could not get it to work

i told you i'm a noob

i have a HP Recovery Partition (D: Drive 4.5GB occupied, 6.4GB total size), this partition has XP & old mobo drivers, applications.
So is this NTLDR error appearing b'coz of this Drive

when i put SCAN or add ( i forgot) command, it shows three WINDOWS Install files, -
=>C: MiniNT,
=>C: Windows
=>D: Windows (this is the one frm CD install).

check this pic
*img485.imageshack.us/img485/7479/dsc04121lj7.th.jpg

wat do i have to put Enter Load Idnetifier & OS Load Options???

tell me wat shall i do. i need that HP_Recovery partition, coz once i get new HDD, i'll hav to put this HDD to my HP PC. (i also have an Image of old XP -C: Drive)

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Some more info about NTLDR
*www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm (this has many causes for ntldr prob.See if yours is there
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1.) *support.microsoft.com/kb/314057

Vishal,I think that works only when 95,98 or me is preinstalled.
If I am right our dude had none of them in his HDD.

 

[s18000rpm]

thanks a lot Vimal for the link.

i think its b'coz of the IDE sh1t, i did not connect any IDE cable, just a SATA cable & hdd power connector.

or

maybe of corrupt ntldr/ntdetect.com.
i'll try Mr.Vista's method, at first i was completely Clueless about from where to copy.

that link has the answer

& yeah you're right, i've only XP, i mean i had

just now updated the gfx. drivers, maan Vista from looks wise is Fantaaasticoo

all that Aero stuff...

but its really freakin hard to get used to Vista. i mean its defragmenter doesnt even show any drive/gfx... & to delete one file i've to give sooo many permissions to soooo many dialog boxes (maybe all this is corrected in final release)

i tried to game, but its really slow, even wih 1GB RAM (set to 533MHz), the GTA SA ran soo smooth on my 256MB RAM DDR 400 & GMA900

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

^^Thats why I have quit the idea of "trying" to get vista.(just for now)

 

[nileshgr]

From where did you get vista and will it work on a machine which has p3 500mhz, 384mb ram and 50 gb hdd(10+40)?

 

[s18000rpm]

@vimal
but its cool

now in our apartments only my PC has Vista

i'm gonna show Off to everyone tomorow, so no XP till then.

& nobody know much about beta sh1t, so they'll think its full version one

& my Bling - Bling Cabinet will attract more

but interface is really nice, if GMA X3000 can do this, your 6600gt can do way better
check my desktop
*img510.imageshack.us/img510/1482/untitledqa9.th.jpg

i dont have a idea on how to change the size of Icons

@nilesh, its a beta which i got thru Microsoft.

a contest was put, there was thread on it too

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

@s18000rpm
A Precaution in showing off
*img182.imageshack.us/img182/3867/untitledqa9oz0.th.jpg

 

[s18000rpm]

well that thing will stay there, thats why i put the Resource Hog SideBar

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Just be careful