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тАО10-02-2002 11:19 PM
тАО10-02-2002 11:19 PM
The infernal NTLDR file + boot drive problem
Indeed, the error message about NTLDR is not found and at first, I thought this was due to the fact that I recently installed Service Pack 1 for WinXP so I replaced that NTLDR *as well as* NTDETECT with the original files from the i386 directory on the drive.
However, that didn't solve the problem at all.
I've also been thinking that possible problems could be the BIOS upgrade or the fact that the installed Win2K Advanced Server for a short while before using the HP Recovery Disks to blow it away (by accident -- don't ask). I'm not sure the latter would have an effect considering that everything is restored to factory settings.
Anyway, my plan was to nuke WinXP Home Edition off the drive and then put Win2K AS or Professional on.
Problem is, it's kind of hard when you can't format the drive, boot from the Win 2K AS or Pro disc, or have no floppy drives to use boot disks from. =P
But I begin to wonder if I can even boot off a floppy if I'm getting the NTLDR error for one alternate boot drive.
Anyway, any suggestions and advice on how to (possibly) fix this problem would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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тАО10-03-2002 07:42 AM
тАО10-03-2002 07:42 AM
Re: The infernal NTLDR file + boot drive problem
Is there any way around this or will I really need to get that floppy drive and boot from a boot disk (assuming it'll read the floppy and not give me another NTLDR error)?
However, I'm also wondering if I format the drive and then boot from the CD, will that work as well?
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тАО10-03-2002 09:10 AM
тАО10-03-2002 09:10 AM
Re: The infernal NTLDR file + boot drive problem
You can nuke the drive with DOS 6.22 fdisk, or find DELAPART.EXE (Delete Partition).
You SHOULD be able o boot from the CD then, and load the OS.
As a test, before you nuke the drive, change the boot order in CMOS and test the CD.
Jon
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тАО10-03-2002 10:52 AM
тАО10-03-2002 10:52 AM
Re: The infernal NTLDR file + boot drive problem
And now that I made the error of running that fixbmr thing from the Windows XP Recovery Console, the system constantly tries to boot into the non-existent Windows 2000 no matter what menu choice I pick.
What I'm wondering is if the HP recovery disks did any thorough formatting when I used to them to restore XP after I deleted Win2K Advanced Server. Otherwise, I can't think of any other reason the master boot record would be thinking it has to use Windows 2000.
And I'm STILL wondering if the BIOS update had anything to do with the inability to boot off the DVD/CD-ROM as well.
At this point in time, I'm thinking that I should just take it in to get serviced but in all likelihood, they'll just replace the hard drive or the entire laptop. =P
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тАО10-03-2002 10:57 AM
тАО10-03-2002 10:57 AM
Re: The infernal NTLDR file + boot drive problem
And DHCP isn't set up on my network so booting from the network is out of the question too.
Well, I'm bringing the laptop to my Win2K class on Monday to see if a classmate can help me figure out this zany NTLDR/no CD boot up allowed problem.
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тАО10-03-2002 01:59 PM
тАО10-03-2002 01:59 PM
Re: The infernal NTLDR file + boot drive problem
Can you flash it back to a previous version?
Jon
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тАО10-03-2002 05:19 PM
тАО10-03-2002 05:19 PM
Re: The infernal NTLDR file + boot drive problem
And I'm not sure I can restore the BIOS.
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тАО05-23-2003 09:37 AM
тАО05-23-2003 09:37 AM
Re: The infernal NTLDR file + boot drive problem
- Downloaded the IBM 1.10 BIOS from HP's Site.
- Created a BIOS Upgrade floppy on a desktop PC.
- Used Ahead Nero to create a bootable CD (with Floppy Emulation, default settings) from the BIOS Floppy.
- Booted the CD on my Pavillion zt1170 and upgraded.
After the upgrade, Windows XP Pro booted just fine.
BIOS Firmware Pre 1.10 contains a bug which does not allow El Torito standard CDs to boot properly. (see the 1.10 changelog).
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тАО05-24-2003 06:24 AM
тАО05-24-2003 06:24 AM
Re: The infernal NTLDR file + boot drive problem
FWIW!
Roger
Roger