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The Lensman · 10-03-2003, 09:09 PM

I just suffered a major computer crash. I'm getting a message that says NTLDR is missing. Any suggestions?

Sirgets · 10-03-2003, 09:10 PM

what version on Windows are you running???

The Lensman · 10-03-2003, 09:25 PM

Win2000. Here's the history of the problem so far......

Last week I came home, it looked like the computer had rebooted. It wasn't recognizing the Master or Slave Hardrives, so I went into bios (I'm no computer expert) and looked around, found a way to get the computer to auto detect the hardrives, then rebooted. It worked for a week. Today, I came out of the bathroom and found a blue screen that said it was dumping physical memory. I rebooted and it wasn't recog the harddrives again. So I went into bios and did the same thing. This time, when it rebooted, it got to a point in the load up and said NTLDR is missing. It won't go beyond that point.

I'm thinking I may've gotten a virus. Since I don't use my computer to access the net, I havn't updated my virus definitions in over a year. The computer I use to access the net is supposed to scan files when downloading, but I'm thinking something may have slipped through.

ANY help would be greatly appreciated. I can't afford another computer, and I don't have any tech savy friends around to help me this time.

Arik · 10-03-2003, 09:30 PM

I PM'd you with what I found.

Doesn't sound like a virus, though. Especially since you don't use the computer to connect to the internet unless you downloaded some illicit stuff and transferred it to this computer.

The Lensman · 10-03-2003, 09:50 PM

Thanks Vis for the info! I need to find my Win disks so I can make a bootable disk. Hopefully this problem won't last too long. I just re-installed Truespace and was working on project for my comics.

10-03-2003, 09:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
The Lensman The Original Patron Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Earth, Sol, Milky Way Posts: 269	I just suffered a major computer crash. I'm getting a message that says NTLDR is missing. Any suggestions? __________________ Everyone Booze Up And Riot!!! Milk and Cheese

10-03-2003, 09:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sirgets AKA SIRGETS Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: CANADA EH! Posts: 1,118	what version on Windows are you running??? __________________ Abandoning your fears is your first step on the road to enlightenment, and giving Stag a blowjob----cymro

10-03-2003, 09:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
The Lensman The Original Patron Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Earth, Sol, Milky Way Posts: 269	Win2000. Here's the history of the problem so far...... Last week I came home, it looked like the computer had rebooted. It wasn't recognizing the Master or Slave Hardrives, so I went into bios (I'm no computer expert) and looked around, found a way to get the computer to auto detect the hardrives, then rebooted. It worked for a week. Today, I came out of the bathroom and found a blue screen that said it was dumping physical memory. I rebooted and it wasn't recog the harddrives again. So I went into bios and did the same thing. This time, when it rebooted, it got to a point in the load up and said NTLDR is missing. It won't go beyond that point. I'm thinking I may've gotten a virus. Since I don't use my computer to access the net, I havn't updated my virus definitions in over a year. The computer I use to access the net is supposed to scan files when downloading, but I'm thinking something may have slipped through. ANY help would be greatly appreciated. I can't afford another computer, and I don't have any tech savy friends around to help me this time. __________________ Everyone Booze Up And Riot!!! Milk and Cheese

10-03-2003, 09:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Arik Astro-Monkey Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Here, dumbfuck! Posts: 2,304	I PM'd you with what I found. Doesn't sound like a virus, though. Especially since you don't use the computer to connect to the internet unless you downloaded some illicit stuff and transferred it to this computer. __________________ The writers of this post apologize for you being too stupid to understand it.

10-03-2003, 09:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
The Lensman The Original Patron Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Earth, Sol, Milky Way Posts: 269	Thanks Vis for the info! I need to find my Win disks so I can make a bootable disk. Hopefully this problem won't last too long. I just re-installed Truespace and was working on project for my comics. __________________ Everyone Booze Up And Riot!!! Milk and Cheese

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