How to Fix “NTLDR is Missing”
Go to the Microsoft Customer Support Services website at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus?ws=support., Click on “Technical Support.” , Sign in to your Microsoft account., Click on “Windows,” then click on the version of Windows...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Go to the Microsoft Customer Support Services website at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus?ws=support.
Click on “Sign up now” and follow the on-screen prompts if you do not have a Microsoft account. ,, For example, you may be asked to provide the affected computer’s product ID and the region in which you live. , Microsoft may send this utility to the affected computer in the form of a software update. , The boot disk will allow you to access the volume that isn’t booting up due to the NTLDR error.
Contact your administrator or another user who has a working Windows XP or Windows 2000 computer for help with creating a boot disk if you don’t have one. ,,,,, This command will extract the “Bcupdate2.exe” utility from the software update provided by Microsoft. ,,, When the process is complete, your computer will display, “The boot code was updated successfully.” , The “NTLDR is missing” error when no longer display upon startup. -
Step 2: Click on “Technical Support.”
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Step 3: Sign in to your Microsoft account.
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Step 4: Click on “Windows
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Step 5: ” then click on the version of Windows installed on the affected computer.
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Step 6: Follow the on-screen prompts to receive personalized help based on the make and model of the affected computer.
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Step 7: Inform Microsoft that you need the “Bcupdate2.exe utility.” This product will help correct the “NTLDR is missing” error.
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Step 8: Insert your Windows XP or Windows 2000 boot disk into the disk drive on the affected computer.
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Step 9: Power on the affected computer.
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Step 10: Click on “Start
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Step 11: ” then click on “Run.”
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Step 12: Type “cmd.” The Command Prompt window will display on-screen.
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Step 13: Type the following command into Command Prompt: c:\bcupdate2.ex_ c:\bcupdate2.exe
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Step 14: Press “Enter” to execute the command.
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Step 15: Type the following command into Command Prompt: Bcupdate2.exe C: /F
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Step 16: Press “Enter.” This command will update the boot code of the faulty NTFS volume.
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Step 17: Press “Y” if prompted to update the boot volume.
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Step 18: Remove the boot disk from your computer
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Step 19: and restart as normal.
Detailed Guide
Click on “Sign up now” and follow the on-screen prompts if you do not have a Microsoft account. ,, For example, you may be asked to provide the affected computer’s product ID and the region in which you live. , Microsoft may send this utility to the affected computer in the form of a software update. , The boot disk will allow you to access the volume that isn’t booting up due to the NTLDR error.
Contact your administrator or another user who has a working Windows XP or Windows 2000 computer for help with creating a boot disk if you don’t have one. ,,,,, This command will extract the “Bcupdate2.exe” utility from the software update provided by Microsoft. ,,, When the process is complete, your computer will display, “The boot code was updated successfully.” , The “NTLDR is missing” error when no longer display upon startup.
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