One fine morning when i was booting my Dell running Windows Vista ultimate i didn’t realize that a surprise is waiting for me. I opened my DELL Studio 17 Laptop and powered it on guess what…. Windows Vista running on my Dell laptop failed to boot and i was greeted with this error message :
NTLDR is missing
I tried powering back it off and on several times but i had same NTLDR is missing error.I am not sure what caused this error but that defineltly sounds like there is something wrong with Master Boot record (MBR). I had Windows Vista ulitmate installation DVD close to me so i thought of fixing this error by booting it from DVD media.Here is how i was able to fix the NTLDR is missing error :
Fixing NTLDR is missing in Windows Vista :
1.Insert the Microsoft Windows Vista installation DVD disc in the DVD drive, and then start the Laptop.
2.Press a key when you are prompted and Select language, time, keyboard or an input method, and then click Next.
3.Select Repair your computer
4.Select the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
5. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click Command Prompt.
6.To Fix NTLDR is missing error in Command prompt type this command and hit ENTER:
bootrec /FixBoot
That’s was really quick to get my Windows Vista Laptop back to life. Unlike Microsoft Windows XP i didn’t see any NTLDR or NTDETCT.COM files on Windows Vista. Windows Vista is different compared to XP, i remember NTLDR missing error in Windows XP where you can simply copy these two files to fix the issue.I just want to point out things have been changed in Windows Vista and for those who are still in hangover with Windows XP they will find little surprising to see new command to fix NTLDR is missing error.
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It Worked! Thanks..
I tried repair from the CD failed….
Tried bootrec /FixBoot and worked like a dream
Thanks a lot!
I thought my pc had some serius problem after trying to fix it like an XP system and had no result, now its happy and working perfectly
Hey thanks
U seem to be saviour…I am really thankful to you and keep posting such articles. It really helps buddy
This is going to helpful EVEN for People WANTING to install WINDOWS 7 on HDD which previously had XP.
My case is the same: I had WinXP Pro. I formatted the entire Drive & when ATTEMPTING to BOOT Install Windows 7. I Got this Message:
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NTLDR is missing
Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to Restart
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Now I will boot from a VISTA Disc, Use the RECOVERY Console COMMAND prompt & execute the command: bootrec /FixBoot.
Hopefully, It should AMEND the MBR to a VISTA/WIN 7 MBR
Thanks for the information! It worked like a charm on windows 7!
EXCELLENT!! It worked!! And it was so simple !!
Thank you very much! Helped a lot!!
Thank you so much. I tried several different solutions that were posted out there and none of them worked. You ROCK!!!
You are a lifesaver mate, other forums had completely useless suggestions to fix this issue but your advice did the trick. Cheers
thank you ,i love you ,it was awesom
Mehran,
I have added this fix because i almost pulled my hair when i experienced this issue, finally figured it out so i decided to share with you all.
Didn’t work for me… Help
I had the same problem with a 1 month old Vista install. Booting from the Vista DVD showed the O/S was on the D: drive. Clicking the button to repair startup (forget what the button’s text was) didn’t work after multiple attempts.
Using the command prompt and running bootrec /fixboot worked the first time! Thanks a bunch!!!
Thank you very much. IT WORKED!!
You are wonderful….I worked with this issue over an hour with dell and gave up. Found this and it worked great….first time! THANK YOU
You’re the best… I’m just an avid pc/laptop user & your instructions are just simple and perfect for people like me. Really appreciated.
Again, THANKS a million.
Thankks for great command & great help
Howdy, Thanks for this fix. It worked the first try. I assume I got hit with a virus, my laptop has been working fine until I did a restart. Many thanks for this fix.
Hi…
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its a real simple fix which seems to be a serious issue…
thanks once again…..
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worked perfect…
Worked perfectly! Greatly appreciate it!
I spent hours trying lot of way to fix my computer. Yours was the first that worked. You’re my new hero !
What a star spent an hour trying to fix the problem until I found your solution worked like a dream and I lost nothing!!!!!
You’re a genius! Thanks so much for your help. I spent hours on searching solutions and yours is the only one that works perfectly on my laptop.
I tried other fixes to no avail. Yours worked like a charm. Many,many thanks!!!
you just majorly saved my life
It took four nights to realise the 32 bit bootable disc I had was corrupt (so I was trying 64 bit fixes). Made a new 32-bit bootable disc and then just 4 seconds at the command prompt and BINGO! My wife is very happy to have her laptop back in action. We thank you very much.
Perfect! Thanks so much for sharing this! Worked first try!
Halleluya Omg Thank u soo much it worked
The information provided by the admin is accurate and true. But if for some reason it doesnt fix your NTDLR is missing error message. I would highly recommend this method suggested by user JamesLeon posted on microsoft answers here : http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-hardware/ntldr-is-missing-on-vista/9dbd22a3-5bc7-4a3b-b659-5a287ee4ba84
He explains everything about it very simply for all to understand
Hey there. I was on to Dell all afternoon today. They wanted to charge me 140 Euro for tech support. Your fix worked perfectly. Thanks a lot.
You are the wisest person I know, I spent a lot of hours trying to find a solution and yours is the only one taht works. Thanks a lot.
this didnt work for me. Although I was able to run the command successfully, it still didnt boot into windows vista. I did notice that when I hit the repair button and entered System Recovery Options, there was no operating system (Vista) shown. It gives you the option then to load the drivers for the hard disk but could not locate anything (not sure what to look for).
The C: drive is still functioning as I was able to access it from the command prompt.
Please help.
The fix worked like a charm………Thanks a lot to help out others
thanks a lot bro………..it worked!!!!!!!!
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