Can't believe this, I am 73 years old and have never been inside the works of a computer before, but thanks to your oh so clear step by step video I fix it. thanks so so much Will
My NTLDR went missing yesterday morning and after much online wheel-spinning I came upon this excellent video today which solved my problem. Everything was so clearly explained that I was able to successfully follow the instructions. I raise a cold glass of beer to you and thank you for your foresight in 2011 for publishing this video knowing that in about 5 years time a 75 year old man will need it.
Your video not only showed me how to correct my NTLDR problem (which had brought my PC to a screeching halt) but also I learned what it was all about, I am most grateful to you! Thanks Will, Les
Hi Les, Glad you enjoyed the video. In all my videos, I like to educate my viewers on what causes these issues. I think knowing what (potentially) caused the problem in the first place is a good way to avoid it in the future :-) Thank you for taking the time to comment and leave your feedback. It is much appreciated. Many thanks Will
WILL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU, GOD BLESS YOU! You saved me the hassle of breaking down my computer, taking it to the shop, and spending money that I really don't have. Your directions worked PERFECTLY! WILL, YOU ARE INDEED THE MAN!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!! Keep up the good work and the great service to the people that you provide. Sincerely, D. Harris :-)
Thank you so much my computer is just crappy and i don't know how it happened but the ntldr went missing and shut my computer down for days. This video helped me completely reboot my computer. I thank you for your help.
Will regarding NTLDR missing file. In set up I only have one choice instead of the C windows I am getting D so there is no way of fixing this. Is there any way to get around this. Lloyd
OMG had know Idea what was wrong w/my computer and you made it super easy 4even a "Novice" computer user like myself 2fix the problem... thanks so very much!
What does it mean when you put the disc in and it says Press any key to boot from CD.. then it just stays there without going to the blue screen? This is happening with a machine I am trying to repair and we're talking going on one hour. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I'm thinking the hard drive is going out.
Thank You!! The map command saved me. On every other computer I have ever worked on (and I have worked on quite a few) the ROM drive has ALWAYS been labeled D in windows but not on this present system I am working on for a friend. It is labeled H that is why when I was following you prompt and using D: it would not work it had to be H: Again I THANK YOU!! The MAP command saved me! YOU ABSOLUTELY ROCK! : )
Congratulations on your video!! You got the talent to teach! Your enjoyment is clear. Keep on educating us! By the way, after doing as shown, I got a message asking to reinstall a copy of the file: \system32\hal,dll Will follow as you showed and copy from the DVD drive. All the best,
Hi Will, The fix worked for my NTLDR is missing error; however, I now have a new one that says: \ SYSTEM32| HAL.dll What would be a good ix for this one?
Hi Will! I just can´t get into my C drive. The Recovery Console gives me just one choice of installation location as it being like: 1: D:\WINDOWS and D is my CD Rom drive. It would be OK but it asks for an administrator password - I don´t know that in the PC and neither in the Windows installation CD - how do I get out of it? Thanks a lot pal!
my machine says .setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected correct. This may running a manufacturer supplied diagnostic or setup program. setup cannot continue. To quit setup, press F3. please help I've been dealing with this for while.
I accidentally pressed setup instead of recovery. So I've started another installation of Windows XP with the recovery disk. Now, I cant get the NTLDR code to reappear so I can choose the first Windows XP edition so I can repair it. Feeling pretty dumb right now. Don't know what else to do at this point!
LOL Did this years ago, brings back funny memories, Eventually got there but took me ages, I eventually worked it out, with the basic (language) i had learn't Well a bit anyway lol, so it felt satisfying having worked it out myself.. Thanks Though Will, am sure This Will Help Many
Hi jos vido Thanks so much for leaving your comments. Pleased to hear it worked for you - and that you had fun doing it ... again :-) Windows XP was an amazing operating system. It was a pain to fix at times, but amazing nonetheless! Thanks for leaving your feedback Will
What do I do when the only options that I get from my XP CD are setup WIN XP, Create Partition, and Delete Partition? I do not have an option for repair
When I press r to get into the recovery console instead of it coming up asking what installation I want to use it just comes up with "C:\" without the "WINDOWS" and even if I put in both commands it still says NTLDR is missing
Mine isn't restarting when I press those buttons and it does not go to the the screen that is blue when I try to follow that process. I have a new disc for it too.
what happen when do it and the one i put copy d:\i386 tldr c:\ and it say they cannot read the system so how can i do next so it will read it through the copy files
Hello, first of all thank you for your videos they are a great help. However my problem is when I try to reboot with my Widows CD or with a USB drive I can't get either to boot?? I just keep getting CTRL-ALT- DEL it just keeps looping back to the same message, so I can't use your input for fixing the problem NTLDR is missing. Would you have any other suggestions or videos that I could review regarding this problem,, it's driving me nuts. Best regards, charlie
Wow!!! Your awesome! Very easy to follow and you fixed my problem. Thank you!! Will this happen again? Do I need to do something else to keep my computer clean and fast?
It was a great step by step instruction. I copied the two files onto C drive. My laptop is a Dell latititute D-500. Originally, it came with Windows 2000. seller had already upgraded it to Windows XP before I purchased it. Later, later, I got the error message. Upon searching the web for a solution, finally, I came across yours. After successful copy of those two files into my machine by choosing override, I still get the same message. I wonder if because I am using the full version of XP CD?
But I'm not trying to use Windows XP I'm trying to use Ubuntu I wiped the hardrive before the download and I don't understand why I'm getting this error message this hard drive never had an operating system on it just some random files I copied and saved.
At 9:00 on your video you have the option 1= C:\WINDOWS and you say that you could possibly have 2 options depending on your computer but i dont have any C:\WINDOWS to log on to. i only have one line that says C:\> what do i do from here?
How can you solve the "NTLDR is missing" if a laptop doesn't have a Disk Drive? :( The Drive where you can put the CD/DVD in order to fixed the problem. My laptop doesn't have one. :-/
Hi Will, Thanks for uploading this video. I haven't try it yet but I will. Just want to say: I installed my XP with USB. After about one year, I had to delete all files in USB. I copied installion files to computer and after one day, this problem happened. I think the copying installion files to computer is led to this problem. So, what to do? This solving can solve my computer, too? Also, I'll find another XP installion pack, will it solve problem? If it will, i use USB again bcz my CD driver isn't work. And this will delete all files in harddisk? Sorry for my bad English, i am waiting your reply. Thanks.
Hi there, the Windows XP that I have in my desktop is Home edition, I do not have the CD Recover for that edition, but I have the XP Pro Edition from my LapTop. Can I use tit to fix it! It dies not matter which edition I use it, or must be the same edition? Sure if the question sound stupid. And thank you very much for your video and your reply. Sonia
Great video! But i dont have a xp-cd nor do i have a cd-drive (notebook) Is there anything i can i do? Or do i have to get a portabel cd drive and xp-cd?
Hi Will. Thanks for the infor.I noticed another reason is that if you put a NEW or completely empty inner HD.It comes up.But if you have a spare disc WITH either files or something else it works.Wind XP home.I'm going to change in the new year to W 7 Ultimate.
hey mate, what do i do if i dont get the recovery option blue screen? the only blue screen option i get is to set up xp, create a partition or delete a partition. help, please? anyone?
hello i was wondering because i want to know if it would save my memory i have very sensitive videos of my grand father....i hope this process wont delete my things thaks
I had this problem on windows 7, I fixed it by unplugging my external hard drive from the computer and restarted it. It booted up just fine after that. Try this method before copying files.
Can't believe this, I am 73 years old and have never been inside the works of a computer before, but thanks to your oh so clear step by step video I fix it. thanks so so much Will
My NTLDR went missing yesterday morning and after much online wheel-spinning I came upon this excellent video today which solved my problem. Everything was so clearly explained that I was able to successfully follow the instructions. I raise a cold glass of beer to you and thank you for your foresight in 2011 for publishing this video knowing that in about 5 years time a 75 year old man will need it.
Your video not only showed me how to correct my NTLDR problem (which had brought my PC to a screeching halt) but also I learned what it was all about,
I am most grateful to you!
Thanks Will,
Les
Hi Les,
Glad you enjoyed the video.
In all my videos, I like to educate my viewers on what causes these issues. I think knowing what (potentially) caused the problem in the first place is a good way to avoid it in the future :-)
Thank you for taking the time to comment and leave your feedback. It is much appreciated.
Many thanks
Will
WILL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU, GOD BLESS YOU! You saved me the hassle of breaking down my computer, taking it to the shop, and spending money that I really don't have. Your directions worked PERFECTLY! WILL, YOU ARE INDEED THE MAN!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!! Keep up the good work and the great service to the people that you provide. Sincerely, D. Harris :-)
Awesome, for almost three month I wasn't able to use my computer. Found a windows xp CD and 15 minutes later here I am, thank you very much
Thank you sir! The mapping of the drives part really helped me and made the biggest difference between your tutorial and others!
Your video proved to be most helpful. Many thanks!!!
omg, floppy disk sounds i haven't heard them for over 10 years :)
Thank you so much, I was able to fix my daughters computer with your help. Very patient with your instructions.
Thank you so much my computer is just crappy and i don't know how it happened but the ntldr went missing and shut my computer down for days. This video helped me completely reboot my computer. I thank you for your help.
Will regarding NTLDR missing file. In set up I only have one choice instead of the C windows I am getting D so there is no way of fixing this. Is there any way to get around this. Lloyd
many thanks for your help, my pc is working again with the help of your very clear and concise instructions.
When I put in copy D:\i386
tdlr C:\ and then enter it says The system cannot find the file specfied.. What do I do now? Please help..
Thanks Will, super great help. Way better than everything else I have read or seen.
Thank you for being so thorough... You fixed it...
Thank you thank you.
Roger
Wowww! Your instructions were spot-on! Juxtaposed to similar videos, your detailed instructions fixed my problem… the others did not. Kudos!!!
OMG had know Idea what was wrong w/my computer and you made it super easy 4even a "Novice" computer user like myself 2fix the problem... thanks so very much!
What does it mean when you put the disc in and it says Press any key to boot from CD.. then it just stays there without going to the blue screen? This is happening with a machine I am trying to repair and we're talking going on one hour. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I'm thinking the hard drive is going out.
Thank You!! The map command saved me. On every other computer I have ever worked on (and I have worked on quite a few) the ROM drive has ALWAYS been labeled D in windows but not on this present system I am working on for a friend. It is labeled H that is why when I was following you prompt and using D: it would not work it had to be H: Again I THANK YOU!! The MAP command saved me! YOU ABSOLUTELY ROCK! : )
Great video...very precise and concise. Worked like a charm!
oh thanks it worked, i tried 3 different was to fix the problem and none worked. your process is the right way.......thanks again
Congratulations on your video!! You got the talent to teach! Your enjoyment is clear. Keep on educating us!
By the way, after doing as shown, I got a message asking to reinstall a copy of the file:
\system32\hal,dll
Will follow as you showed and copy from the DVD drive.
All the best,
Hi Will,
The fix worked for my NTLDR is missing error; however, I now have a new one that says: \ SYSTEM32| HAL.dll
What would be a good ix for this one?
Hi Will! I just can´t get into my C drive. The Recovery Console gives me just one choice of installation location as it being like:
1: D:\WINDOWS and D is my CD Rom drive. It would be OK but it asks for an administrator password - I don´t know that in the PC and neither in the Windows installation CD - how do I get out of it? Thanks a lot pal!
It worked perfectly for me as you stated. Thank you for your assistance.
Thank you techtipsfromwill I fixed my computer following your video thanks
Thank you so much. Your presentation was superb.
Thanks so very much. Your instruction are quite thorough and easy to follow along. Plus...it WORKS!! Thanks again.
Thank you very much. It worked! We appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
Absolutely brilliant advice Will. Works like a dream now. Thank you so much.
my machine says .setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer.
Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected correct. This may running a manufacturer supplied diagnostic or setup program.
setup cannot continue. To quit setup, press F3. please help I've been dealing with this for while.
Keeps saying The system cannot find the file specified whenever I type in copy D:\i386
tldr C:\ what do I do?? Need help!
Also same problem plz help😥
Omg I've been waiting this for a year thank u to make this vid
I accidentally pressed setup instead of recovery. So I've started another installation of Windows XP with the recovery disk. Now, I cant get the NTLDR code to reappear so I can choose the first Windows XP edition so I can repair it. Feeling pretty dumb right now. Don't know what else to do at this point!
Problem fixed..thank you very much!
Xavier Geo You're welcome. Glad I could help! :-)
I tried repairing from a windows xp recovery disk. For the ntldr file mussing file and nothing works. Any suggestions?
LOL Did this years ago, brings back funny memories, Eventually got there but took me ages, I eventually worked it out, with the basic (language) i had learn't Well a bit anyway lol, so it felt satisfying having worked it out myself..
Thanks Though Will, am sure This Will Help Many
Hi jos vido
Thanks so much for leaving your comments.
Pleased to hear it worked for you - and that you had fun doing it ... again :-)
Windows XP was an amazing operating system. It was a pain to fix at times, but amazing nonetheless!
Thanks for leaving your feedback
Will
What do I do when the only options that I get from my XP CD are setup WIN XP, Create Partition, and Delete Partition? I do not have an option for repair
Can I download NTLDR and save to a flash drive then transfer to the computer that does not work?
Thanks, I figured it out, my keyboard was faulty
When I press r to get into the recovery console instead of it coming up asking what installation I want to use it just comes up with "C:\" without the "WINDOWS" and even if I put in both commands it still says NTLDR is missing
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
What a relief! I thought I was going to lose files or have to pay a pro for file recovery.
You rawwwwk!
how would you fix this if you have no operating system and your harddrive is wiped clean??? is there a way to fix it that way???
Thank you very much for your help. You saved me from a lot of stress
so are my old files I didn't backup gone after doing all this?
I did it all but when I restarted it it said NLTDR is compressed and it did not go to windows. What does that mean
you are fantastic!!! Thank you so much for the time you put into this tutorial!!!
Mine isn't restarting when I press those buttons and it does not go to the the screen that is blue when I try to follow that process. I have a new disc for it too.
what happen when do it and the one i put copy d:\i386
tldr c:\ and it say they cannot read the system so how can i do next so it will read it through the copy files
How do you do this for Windows 7? Repair mode from disk did not work.
Hello, first of all thank you for your videos they are a great help. However my problem is when I try to reboot with my Widows CD or with a USB drive I can't get either to boot?? I just keep getting CTRL-ALT- DEL it just keeps looping back to the same message, so I can't use your input for fixing the problem NTLDR is missing. Would you have any other suggestions or videos that I could review regarding this problem,, it's driving me nuts.
Best regards,
charlie
Wow!!! Your awesome! Very easy to follow and you fixed my problem. Thank you!! Will this happen again? Do I need to do something else to keep my computer clean and fast?
is this also applicable on windows7 using the same instructions your doing in your video?
It was a great step by step instruction. I copied the two files onto C drive. My laptop is a Dell latititute D-500. Originally, it came with Windows 2000. seller had already upgraded it to Windows XP before I purchased it. Later, later, I got the error message. Upon searching the web for a solution, finally, I came across yours. After successful copy of those two files into my machine by choosing override, I still get the same message. I wonder if because I am using the full version of XP CD?
my ctrl alt del do nothing to restart, I cannot get to blue screen from windows cd for repair ?
Awesome, worked great. Great video thanks a million 👍👍🍺🍺
But I'm not trying to use Windows XP I'm trying to use Ubuntu I wiped the hardrive before the download and I don't understand why I'm getting this error message this hard drive never had an operating system on it just some random files I copied and saved.
I did all steps succesfully but it would stii wont go pass the windows xp logo screen :/ any suggestions?
At 9:00 on your video you have the option 1= C:\WINDOWS and you say that you could possibly have 2 options depending on your computer but i dont have any C:\WINDOWS to log on to. i only have one line that says C:\> what do i do from here?
How can you solve the "NTLDR is missing" if a laptop doesn't have a Disk Drive? :(
The Drive where you can put the CD/DVD in order to fixed the problem.
My laptop doesn't have one. :-/
***** Thanks! :)
Are you talking about the Windows XP CD? You can either download an ISO or buy the CD.
You can fix this problem by making a bootable Windows XP flash drive.
Hi Will,
Thanks for uploading this video. I haven't try it yet but I will. Just want to say: I installed my XP with USB. After about one year, I had to delete all files in USB. I copied installion files to computer and after one day, this problem happened. I think the copying installion files to computer is led to this problem. So, what to do? This solving can solve my computer, too?
Also, I'll find another XP installion pack, will it solve problem? If it will, i use USB again bcz my CD driver isn't work. And this will delete all files in harddisk?
Sorry for my bad English, i am waiting your reply. Thanks.
Hey sam did you restart the comp with the disc inside it to me 5 min for it to upload then press enter
Omg I love you man! Worked fantastically :)
Hi there, the Windows XP that I have in my desktop is Home edition, I do not have the CD Recover for that edition, but I have the XP Pro Edition from my LapTop. Can I use tit to fix it! It dies not matter which edition I use it, or must be the same edition? Sure if the question sound stupid.
And thank you very much for your video and your reply.
Sonia
YO BROTHER. YOUR VIDEO WAS AWSOME, IT REALLY HELPED ME OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Thank you so much for this video it helped me to fix the NTLDR so easy. keep up with good work of making these great video. thanks again
Great video! But i dont have a xp-cd nor do i have a cd-drive (notebook)
Is there anything i can i do? Or do i have to get a portabel cd drive and xp-cd?
Hi, Will! Can you please tell me how to fix this issue for a ubuntu os?
Thank you so much Will! This solution worked for me. Cheers mate!
Thank you so much buddy... This video really help me out..
Gaurav Jeet you're welcome, Gaurav. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment :-)
If you dont have a disc...can it be fixed...
TY bro, perfect walkthru
No selection of windows is availible PLEASE HELP PLEEASE
Omg if I can give 1000000 likes to your vid I'll do it. You are amazing! The map comand was the key for my problem
Hi Will. Thanks for the infor.I noticed another reason is that if you put a NEW or completely empty inner HD.It comes up.But if you have a spare disc WITH either files or something else it works.Wind XP home.I'm going to change in the new year to W 7 Ultimate.
hey mate, what do i do if i dont get the recovery option blue screen? the only blue screen option i get is to set up xp, create a partition or delete a partition.
help, please?
anyone?
YO BROTHER. YOUR VIDEO WAS AWSOME, IT REALLY HELPED ME OUT. THANKS U SO MUCH.
This worked perfectly on my pc! Thank you very much :-)
Can i save my files and programs? Thanks.
Thank you very much.... Perfect fix
Thanks it worked. You're a star.
Wow thanks for helping .thank to your video. Please help to update our knowledge.thanks.
You're welcome Gayan,
Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave your comments. Much appreciated :-)
Will
hello i was wondering because i want to know if it would save my memory i have very sensitive videos of my grand father....i hope this process wont delete my things thaks
BIG THANKS MAN, that was great !
What can I do if I do not remember the administration password?
"NTLDR is missing" is gone but now I get this "INF file minint\boot is corrupt or missing, status 14"
this is video the best i found on youtube, and it solved my problem :)
Tim van Zelm Thank you, Tim. Glad I could help. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Tim van Zelm can u tell me please how to do it from a usb drive the usb drive dont pop up when i text map command
+techtipsfromwill is there a way you can do it with out the disc?
+Tim van Zelm This is also in windows nt 3.1
The actual video starts at 2:30
I had this problem on windows 7, I fixed it by unplugging my external hard drive from the computer and restarted it. It booted up just fine after that. Try this method before copying files.
Same thing happend to me, what does it mean do you know? Why dis that happend?
Does it same work on windows 8??
I doit all like you and it didn't work what to do plz help me my brotger kry for his laptop every night I can't see him crying
Thank you very much. I fixed
Thank you so much for your help
excellent video helps me alot thank u very much
You're welcome Krishna,
Glad I could help. Thank you for watching and for commenting.
Many thanks
Will
This video is amazing!!!
After i inserted de xp disk it loads like 10 seconds than is says ftdisk.sys is damaged can someone pleasse help me???
what if you dont know what the letter of the disc drive is
It works! Thanks so much mate you're a life saver :D
thank you so much that was beautifully done :)
May you please send me the XP CD because i don`t have one.