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Help troubleshooting "NTLDR IS MISSING" PROBLEM......PLEASE

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decotox4 Posts 3 Registration date Wednesday 22 January 2014 Status Member Last seen 25 January 2014 - 22 Jan 2014 à 03:43
decotox4 Posts 3 Registration date Wednesday 22 January 2014 Status Member Last seen 25 January 2014 - 25 Jan 2014 à 02:04
i got the "NTLDR is missing" on my dell c840. ive made sure the BIOS has the proper boot settings.i know that the cd rom spins and light goes on. i figure i have 3 more options to try.

1. i can verify if the hard disk drive is properly set up in the BIOS/CMOS set-up.
2. check if i have a corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file
3. a misconfiguration with the boot.ini file

before i go on with my question. am i on the right track. am i troubleshooting in the right order?
thanks in advanced for any help given.

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Ambucias Posts 47312 Registration date Monday 1 February 2010 Status Moderator Last seen 28 March 2026 11,166
22 Jan 2014 à 05:46
Hello

You should follow the following Kioskea How to article:

https://ccm.net/faq/4112-ntldr-boot-ini-ntdetect-missing
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decotox4 Posts 3 Registration date Wednesday 22 January 2014 Status Member Last seen 25 January 2014
23 Jan 2014 à 23:51
thanks very much for the info. this may seem like a stupid question but ima ask anyway....... the only other computer i have quick and immediate access to is a mac ibookg4. can i do all the necessary downloads and burning on the mac? again thanks in advance for your help
Ambucias Posts 47312 Registration date Monday 1 February 2010 Status Moderator Last seen 28 March 2026 11,166
24 Jan 2014 à 05:40
It's not stupid! May be ! Try it.
decotox4 Posts 3 Registration date Wednesday 22 January 2014 Status Member Last seen 25 January 2014
25 Jan 2014 à 02:04
nope didnt work to well. what if i got an external usb cd-rom drive and boot up recovery disk from that? your first how to article sounds really helpfull. i am gonna try that as soon as i get to a regular computer. its just i got an external usb cd-rom drive just gotta find it. ty