NTLDR missing

Just installed XP on my brand new harddrive, but now when im starting up the computer a, text comes up saying "NTLDR missing, press ctrl+alt+del to reboot".
I dont know what the problem is, ive installed the f****** os and it should work, so why doesnt it?
Can it have something to do with the fact that i didnt install XP on the computer i use now, but connected my harddrive as a slave unit and the installed it on another computer, so that i later could plug it in with the computer it was ment to be in?

 

Sounds like you solved your own problem. In the case of the NTLDR message, you are pretty much going to have to reinstall windows on that hard drive.

 

hmm, i dont think i have to do that.
a strange thing i just noticed was that the session where the computer is detecting IDE drives and the "press del for setup"text is shown never comes up.
Can that be the it?, i think so. Does any of you know how to fix that problem?

 

How many hard drives are in the system? You installed xp fresh on your new one? Can you just have the new one on the system, and boot up? Same error? Is there a disk in the floppy drive? No? Are the jumpers on the drive setup properly?

 

Here you go:

1. Use the Windows XP CD-ROM to restart the computer.

2. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to repair the Windows XP installation.

3. Press C to repair the Windows XP installation by using the Recovery Console.

4. Type the number that corresponds to the Windows installation that you want to repair, and then press ENTER. For example, type 1, and then press ENTER.

5. Type the Administrator password, and then press ENTER.

6. Type map, and then press ENTER. Note the drive letter that is assigned to the CD-ROM drive that contains the Windows XP CD-ROM.

7. Type the following commands, pressing ENTER after you type each one, where drive is the drive letter that you typed in step 4 of "Method 2: Use the Recovery Console," of this article:

copy drive:\i386\ntldr c:\​

copy drive:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\​

If you are prompted to overwrite the file, type y, and then press ENTER.

NOTE: In these commands, there is a space between the ntldr and c:\, and between ntdetect.com and c:\.

8. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:

type c:\Boot.ini​

A list similar to the following list appears:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

If you receive the following message, the Boot.ini file may be missing or damaged:

The system cannot find the file or directory specified.​

9. If the Boot.ini file is missing or damaged, create a new one. To do so, follow these steps:

a. Use a text editor, such as Notepad or Edit.com, to create a boot loader file similar to the following boot loader file:​

[boot loader]​

timeout=30​

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS​

[operating systems]​

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect​

b. Save the file to a floppy disk as Boot.ini.​

c. Type the following command at the Recovery Console command prompt to copy the Boot.ini file from the floppy disk to the computer:​

NOTE: If you used Notepad to create the file, make sure that the .txt extension is not appended to the Boot.ini file name.​

copy a:\Boot.ini c:\​

10. Type exit, and then press ENTER. The computer restarts.

 

well i`d love to do that, but it says that its an invalid disc and blabla.
im not even sure the ide-units are connected, but everything seems ok when i check them, is there any way to check if the computer gets a signal from them?
i mean without the bios, now that thats gone?

Aaah! i cant figure it out, why isnt there any idecheck and "press del for setup"screen,? ive always had it until now!

computers suck...

 

lol computers sooooo dont suck i have the same problem as u! i still havent fixed it either lol too lazy. im just booting of a startup disk all the same. though im sure you dont need to do windows recovery just copying files in the right directory and reconfoguring the cmos should work.
Tell me,
HOW DA HELL DID U MENAGE TO LOSE CMOS lol
weird

 

Ignore my post for now. Do what theefool suggested, check your system hardware, connections, jumpers, etc.

 

And, make sure there is not a disk in the floppy drive. It can generate that error.

Steve