Gaffer[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Friday 29 April 2005 9:34 pm, you wrote:
> > I had a similar problem yesterday. I was having a problem
> > installing WinXPH on a neighbors computer. I was trying to wipe out
> > all traces of the aborted installation, so I deleted the NTLDR file
> > from the C:\ folder. After that, the computer would not even begin
> > to boot from the hard disks or the CD drives, only from a floppy. I
> > booted with a Win98SE startup disk, asking for CD support, and then
> > copied the NTLDR file from the WinXPH CD, in the I386 folder, to
> > the C:\ folder. After I did this I could boot the machine again
> > from the hard disk and the CD drive. This may or may not be
> > applicable to your situation. HTH
>
> If you want to do a clean install you need to replace the MBR. This
> will remove the pointer to NTLDR.
Yes, in my case I did have to do a FDISK /MBR and a SYS, but I was replying
to the OP problem which only addressed a lost or corrupted NTLDR file.
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