XP won't boot - NTLDR Missing
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Re: XP won't boot - NTLDR Missing
I know Vista booted but I haven't tried XP. I will try that now. BD
Re: XP won't boot - NTLDR Missing
Vista is all that shows up after removing - XP works. On it right now. Here is what is in the root of XP -
C:\>attrib
C:\.rnd
C:\Attribb4vista.txt
C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
H C:\Boot.BAK
A SH C:\boot.ini
SH C:\Boot.ini.saved
SH C:\bootinib4vista.ini
A SHR C:\bootmgr
SHR C:\BOOTSECT.BAK
C:\CONFIG.SYS
C:\Cucu_Video_log.txt
A C:\error.log
SHR C:\IO.SYS
SHR C:\iob4vista.sys
SHR C:\MSDOS.SYS
SHR C:\msdosb4vista.sys
SHR C:\NTDETECT.COM
SHR C:\ntldr
A SH C:\pagefile.sys
C:\sigmatel.log
A C:\WINDOWSSerifastd-black.otf
A C:\WINDOWSSerifastd-bold.otf
A C:\WINDOWSSerifastd-italic.otf
A C:\WINDOWSSerifastd-light.otf
A C:\WINDOWSSerifastd-lightitalic.otf
A C:\WINDOWSSerifastd-roman.otf
C:\>
Don't know what the .otf files are - looks like some type of Font.
BD
Re: XP won't boot - NTLDR Missing
XP & Vista Boot - all other entries for W7 have been removed. No entries in Red.
BD
BD
Re: XP won't boot - NTLDR Missing
Going thru the W7 repair process booting with the ISO the diagnostics log said the following - Boot Manager is corrupt.
When trying to boot up into W7 says that it can't boot up because it couldn't verify the digital signature for a file CI.DLL.
So I might have to think about why the Boot Manager could be corrupt. Maybe it is best to start over.
BD
When trying to boot up into W7 says that it can't boot up because it couldn't verify the digital signature for a file CI.DLL.
So I might have to think about why the Boot Manager could be corrupt. Maybe it is best to start over.
BD
Re: XP won't boot - NTLDR Missing
Actually that may solve you problem BD. Do you have much data you need to backup?
At the same time it is a good idea to format and remove the W 7 trial installation. Personally I would also clean up the root of the XP drive and any stuff that shouldn't be on the Vista drive too.
At the same time it is a good idea to format and remove the W 7 trial installation. Personally I would also clean up the root of the XP drive and any stuff that shouldn't be on the Vista drive too.
Re: XP won't boot - NTLDR Missing
Ok - so I went ahead and imaged the drive to another one and re-loaded Windows and the boot
process is correct - everything is working - apps still have to be installed but I really appreciate
the help - I used the Seagate Discwizard to reimage in case folks are interested. What is pretty
odd is when I re-installed W7 it creates the Windows.old folder but it always seems to be empty -
anybody else experience this FEATURE!!!?
BD
process is correct - everything is working - apps still have to be installed but I really appreciate
the help - I used the Seagate Discwizard to reimage in case folks are interested. What is pretty
odd is when I re-installed W7 it creates the Windows.old folder but it always seems to be empty -
anybody else experience this FEATURE!!!?
BD
Re: XP won't boot - NTLDR Missing
The Windows.old folder should only appear if there is an existing installation over which a new is being installed OR if there are remnants of a previous installation that are detected by the new install. A good full format should prevent that from occurring. I've never seen that on a clean install to a formatted hard drive or partition.
Could it be that you have hidden files and folders or protected operating system files that are not visible, being found by the new installation and placed in the Windows.old folder?
Could it be that you have hidden files and folders or protected operating system files that are not visible, being found by the new installation and placed in the Windows.old folder?
Re: XP won't boot - NTLDR Missing
I didn't format the drive - I thought WINDOWS.OLD was for housing system settings/documents and settings/files that were part of the original OS.
Here is an article - http://social.answers.microsoft.com/For ... ae2f829c7f and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932912 on how to restore. This is a Vista post but W7 should behave the same way.
BD
Here is an article - http://social.answers.microsoft.com/For ... ae2f829c7f and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932912 on how to restore. This is a Vista post but W7 should behave the same way.
BD
Re: XP won't boot - NTLDR Missing
I guess it comes down to personal preferences. I never install an OS without reformatting, so that I'm sure any junk stuff on an old installation is got rid of. Some of us are perhaps over-particular about that and even an upgrade install is shunned for the same reason.
I reinstall ALL my operating systems every 6 months or so and reinstall the 5 or 6 programs I use regularly to get rid of clutter and to clean the registry. It takes 2 or 3 hours to get each OS and programs installed and backed up data restored, but hey that way one is assured of a clean operating system.
The Windows.old folder shouldn't prove to be a problem if the OS is setup to your liking.
I reinstall ALL my operating systems every 6 months or so and reinstall the 5 or 6 programs I use regularly to get rid of clutter and to clean the registry. It takes 2 or 3 hours to get each OS and programs installed and backed up data restored, but hey that way one is assured of a clean operating system.
The Windows.old folder shouldn't prove to be a problem if the OS is setup to your liking.
Re: XP won't boot - NTLDR Missing
I agree but it seems odd that it seems to be empty. Oh well thanks again for your help.
Stay in touch.
BD
Stay in touch.
BD
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