Comments on: How to Fix “NTLDR is Missing” Computer Errors

By: Bill Albright

Bill Albright — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:49:10 +0000

My computer was slow and hard to do anything with it. My cousin had this Dell she had abandoned and told me if I wanted it, have at it. Then my NTLDR is missing. Am using another set, not a whiz, 88yr old Army First Sergeant

By: Gregory

Gregory — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:16:50 +0000

Yes if you are receiving the NTDLR error message then your boot loader is most likey corrupted or damaged (possibly by a virus). The above link provides excellent information on how to repair the boot loader in windows vista via the installation disk. If all else has failed for you i would highly recommend it.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:07:17 +0000

Anyone experiencing this error on windows vista or 7 i would HIGHLY recommend this link and do what the 2nd comment suggests by James. He explains EVERYTHING in simple terms and how he fixed the error which also worked for me aswell! heres the link: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-hardware/ntldr-is-missing-on-vista/9dbd22a3-5bc7-4a3b-b659-5a287ee4ba84?page=1&tm=1310802454645#footer

By: Barrie

Barrie — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:10:11 +0000

I had to restore my Windows Vista computer to original factory state using the recovery disc and after that was done I got the message ‘NTLDR is missing’ display as well. Never got that message before, didn’t even know what it meant, but after researching the meaning I knew exactly what the cause was. I had just recently installed a second hard drive and the computer was trying to boot from it, which of course had no operating system and thus the cause for the message. After changing the boot sequence to the main drive the problem was solved.

By: Roy O Brien

Roy O Brien — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:26:35 +0000

Quickest fix is to just remove the HDD and use a USB cable to connect it to a PC then with and using any old windows disc from any PC just search for then copy and paste the NTLDR file in a couple of different folders on the hdd, replace it and it will load as before. Never mind all that crap the so called experts tell you when you google it just do it this way and save a lot of time, Kind regards, Roy.

By: Sherman Unkefer

Sherman Unkefer — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:04:29 +0000

Is it possible that cleaning your CPU may reduce the chances of having computer errors?

By: shree krishna

shree krishna — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:47:46 +0000

i tried the mentioned steps but could nit store the ntldr how can i do it help me???????

By: Ricardo McCarthy

Ricardo McCarthy — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:52:25 +0000

I found that missing NTLDR in in windows XP was a sign of a corrupt hard disk. I installed a new hard disk, downloaded operating system from recovery disk from manufacturer, downloaded all windows updates & hardware drivers. The computer runs like new.

Ricardo McCarthy

By: Mees

Mees — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:28:01 +0000

Sad enough, you can’t change this in de BIOS.

The boot information is all stored in the MBR.
(Master Boot Record)

You need a bootable drive like displayed int his page.

By: ushan

ushan — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:00:14 +0000

how to fix ntldr