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I can't boot. MSKB says to call MS for bcupdate2 utility , but they're closed. Please help. PS. I had an article on how to copy the file, but my daughter HAD to go to my space and she closed my tab. PPS. Neither box has a floppy -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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"Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message news:4510d708$0$19603$88260bb3@free.teranews.com... > I can't boot. MSKB says to call MS for bcupdate2 utility , but they're > closed. Please help. > PS. I had an article on how to copy the file, but my daughter HAD to go to > my space and she closed my tab. > PPS. Neither box has a floppy You need to take the time to describe your problem in detail. Having "ntldr" and "MSKB" and nothing else in your post is just not sufficient. |
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XP Pro SP2. It runs the POST, displays the XP splash, then errors with ntldr is missing...use C-A-D to restart. The MicroSoft Knoweledge Base says to call MicroSoft to obtain a utility called bcupdate2. I am NOT a DOS person. I geeked around with chdir but it always comes back to C:\Windows. Right now, I'm loading XP on a spare drive, and I'll try to copy ntldr from there to my C drive. Sorry about the cryptic message. I read the 1000 headers I downloaded and didn't see this problem listed. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:un5fJPI3GHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message > news:4510d708$0$19603$88260bb3@free.teranews.com... >> I can't boot. MSKB says to call MS for bcupdate2 utility , but they're >> closed. Please help. >> PS. I had an article on how to copy the file, but my daughter HAD to go >> to >> my space and she closed my tab. >> PPS. Neither box has a floppy > > You need to take the time to describe your problem in > detail. Having "ntldr" and "MSKB" and nothing else in > your post is just not sufficient. > > -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Try this quick method to establish if your WinXP installation still exists: - Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC. - Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\ ntldr ntdetect.com - Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines [Boot Loader] Timeout=3 Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [Operating Systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /fastdetect - Boot the machine with this floppy If you can boot into WinXP then it should not be too hard to restore normal operation. It would be helpful if you posted the recent history of this PC. Something must have changed to cause this behaviour! "Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message news:4510df65$0$19637$88260bb3@free.teranews.com... > XP Pro SP2. It runs the POST, displays the XP splash, then errors with ntldr > is missing...use C-A-D to restart. The MicroSoft Knoweledge Base says to > call MicroSoft to obtain a utility called bcupdate2. > I am NOT a DOS person. I geeked around with chdir but it always comes > back to C:\Windows. Right now, I'm loading XP on a spare drive, and I'll try > to copy ntldr from there to my C drive. > Sorry about the cryptic message. I read the 1000 headers I downloaded and > didn't see this problem listed. > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message > news:un5fJPI3GHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > > > "Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message > > news:4510d708$0$19603$88260bb3@free.teranews.com... > >> I can't boot. MSKB says to call MS for bcupdate2 utility , but they're > >> closed. Please help. > >> PS. I had an article on how to copy the file, but my daughter HAD to go > >> to > >> my space and she closed my tab. > >> PPS. Neither box has a floppy > > > > You need to take the time to describe your problem in > > detail. Having "ntldr" and "MSKB" and nothing else in > > your post is just not sufficient. > > > > > > > > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > |
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The OP mentioned in the first post that neither box had a floppy. Joan Pegasus (MVP) wrote: > Try this quick method to establish if your WinXP installation > still exists: > - Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC. > - Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\ > ntldr > ntdetect.com > - Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines > [Boot Loader] > Timeout=3 > Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS > [Operating Systems] > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" > /fastdetect > - Boot the machine with this floppy > > If you can boot into WinXP then it should not be too hard to > restore normal operation. > > It would be helpful if you posted the recent history of this PC. > Something must have changed to cause this behaviour! > > "Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message > news:4510df65$0$19637$88260bb3@free.teranews.com... >> XP Pro SP2. It runs the POST, displays the XP splash, then errors >> with ntldr is missing...use C-A-D to restart. The MicroSoft >> Knoweledge Base says to call MicroSoft to obtain a utility called >> bcupdate2. >> I am NOT a DOS person. I geeked around with chdir but it always >> comes back to C:\Windows. Right now, I'm loading XP on a spare >> drive, and I'll try to copy ntldr from there to my C drive. >> Sorry about the cryptic message. I read the 1000 headers I >> downloaded and didn't see this problem listed. >> >> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message >> news:un5fJPI3GHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> > >> > "Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message >> > news:4510d708$0$19603$88260bb3@free.teranews.com... >> >> I can't boot. MSKB says to call MS for bcupdate2 utility , but >> >> they're closed. Please help. >> >> PS. I had an article on how to copy the file, but my daughter HAD >> >> to go to >> >> my space and she closed my tab. >> >> PPS. Neither box has a floppy >> > >> > You need to take the time to describe your problem in >> > detail. Having "ntldr" and "MSKB" and nothing else in >> > your post is just not sufficient. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Good point. Two ways to get around this one: - Burn a bootable CD based on the above boot floppy, then boot the machine with this CD. - Check if there is a floppy controller port on the motherboard, then buy a floppy disk drive and a ribbon cable to suit. They cost very little. "Joan Archer" <archer_joan@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message news:uI7XkAK3GHA.1288@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > The OP mentioned in the first post that neither box had a floppy. > Joan > > > Pegasus (MVP) wrote: > > Try this quick method to establish if your WinXP installation > > still exists: > > - Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC. > > - Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\ > > ntldr > > ntdetect.com > > - Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines > > [Boot Loader] > > Timeout=3 > > Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS > > [Operating Systems] > > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" > > /fastdetect > > - Boot the machine with this floppy > > > > If you can boot into WinXP then it should not be too hard to > > restore normal operation. > > > > It would be helpful if you posted the recent history of this PC. > > Something must have changed to cause this behaviour! > > > > "Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message > > news:4510df65$0$19637$88260bb3@free.teranews.com... > >> XP Pro SP2. It runs the POST, displays the XP splash, then errors > >> with ntldr is missing...use C-A-D to restart. The MicroSoft > >> Knoweledge Base says to call MicroSoft to obtain a utility called > >> bcupdate2. > >> I am NOT a DOS person. I geeked around with chdir but it always > >> comes back to C:\Windows. Right now, I'm loading XP on a spare > >> drive, and I'll try to copy ntldr from there to my C drive. > >> Sorry about the cryptic message. I read the 1000 headers I > >> downloaded and didn't see this problem listed. > >> > >> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message > >> news:un5fJPI3GHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > >> > > >> > "Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message > >> > news:4510d708$0$19603$88260bb3@free.teranews.com... > >> >> I can't boot. MSKB says to call MS for bcupdate2 utility , but > >> >> they're closed. Please help. > >> >> PS. I had an article on how to copy the file, but my daughter HAD > >> >> to go to > >> >> my space and she closed my tab. > >> >> PPS. Neither box has a floppy > >> > > >> > You need to take the time to describe your problem in > >> > detail. Having "ntldr" and "MSKB" and nothing else in > >> > your post is just not sufficient. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > |
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Tim wrote: > I can't boot. MSKB says to call MS for bcupdate2 utility , but they're > closed. Please help. > PS. I had an article on how to copy the file, but my daughter HAD to > go to my space and she closed my tab. > PPS. Neither box has a floppy Try this: Boot with your XP CD in the cd drive. Select 'To repair..' by pressing 'R'. When in the Recovery Console type the following: "copy X:\i386\ntldr C:\" - without the quotes. Where X is the letter of your CD drive and C is the letter of your system drive. Take the XP CD out of the cd drive and reboot into XP normally. or From a newsgroup post by late Mr.Alex Nichol, Microsoft MVP: The MBR code hands the boot on to the Active partition; the boot code in that loads NTLDR. There are two cases: "NTLDR not found" at all may arise because the incorrect partition has been set as active. This can happen if you have a dual boot and have messed with the files in that partition that boot; this is not the XP one, or have shifted the boot to the XP partition which does not have NTLDR in it. "NTLDR damaged" means what it says, the file is there but not working. Either way, if you have a proper retail type XP CD, not some maker's recovery disk: Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot the XP CD and, instead of Setup, take the immediate R for Repair. Assume any password requested is blank, and TAB over. Assuming this sees the CD as D (likely) give: COPY D:\i386\ntldr C:\ COPY D:\i386\ntdetect C:\ (a file that may also be missing) then rebuild the boot configuration boot.ini file by Attrib -H -R -S C:\boot.ini (if not found skip the next line) DEL C:\boot.ini BootCfg /Rebuild -- Mike Pawlak |
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SUUUUURE, now I read this. I'm formatting my new HDD at this moment. I tried 3 different 'boot' cd's, and I've used all commands on the help menu! It was time for this anyway, I was waiting for Vista as an excuse. I will try your method tomorrow. Then, I'll have time to sort the progs I want to keep. Thanks to all! "MAP" <mikepawlak2REM@OVEhotmail.com> wrote in message news:OvAMZXN3GHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Tim wrote: >> I can't boot. MSKB says to call MS for bcupdate2 utility , but they're >> closed. Please help. >> PS. I had an article on how to this. I'm formatting my new HDDcopy the >> file, but my daughter HAD to >> go to my space and she closed my tab. >> PPS. Neither box has a floppy > > > Try this: > > Boot with your XP CD in the cd drive. Select 'To repair..' by pressing > 'R'. > When in the Recovery Console type the following: > > "copy X:\i386\ntldr C:\" - without the quotes. > > Where X is the letter of your CD drive and C is the letter of your system > drive. Take the XP CD out of the cd drive and reboot into XP normally. > > or > > > > > > > From a newsgroup post by late Mr.Alex Nichol, Microsoft MVP: > > The MBR code hands the boot on to the Active partition; the boot code in > > that loads NTLDR. There are two cases: > > "NTLDR not found" at all may arise because the incorrect partition has > been > set as active. This can happen if you have a dual boot and have messed > with > the files in that partition that boot; this is not the XP one, or have > shifted the boot to the XP partition which does not have NTLDR in it. > > "NTLDR damaged" means what it says, the file is there but not working. > > Either way, if you have a proper retail type XP CD, not some maker's > recovery disk: > > Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot the XP CD and, instead of > Setup, take the immediate R for Repair. Assume any password requested is > blank, and TAB over. Assuming this sees the CD as D (likely) give: > > COPY D:\i386\ntldr C:\ > COPY D:\i386\ntdetect C:\ > (a file that may also be missing) > then rebuild the boot configuration boot.ini file by > Attrib -H -R -S C:\boot.ini > (if not found skip the next line) > DEL C:\boot.ini > BootCfg /Rebuild > > -- > Mike Pawlak > > -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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