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NTLDR (abbreviation of NT loader) is the boot loader for all releases of Windows NT operating system up to and including Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

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Invalid BOOT.INI (dual boot XP with 7)

I had Windows XP x64 as my main system, and i also had a second partition with Windows XP x64. Both booted from first partition (C:) I then installed Windows 7 Ultimate on the first partition. I've added NTLDR using BCDEDIT. I've also copied NTLDR,…
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How can I make Windows XP bootable again?

Some time ago, I replaced my hard drive. Foolishly, I imaged the individual partitions, not the entire drive. That meant that my system was unbootable. For my primary OS (Linux), that was no problem as I could simply re-run GRUB. However Windows XP…
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I got an "NTLDR is missing" on Win XP and fixed it, but why did this happen and how did this fix work?

So, believe me, I've read all the related posts on how to fix "NTLDR is missing" issues on SuperUser and this is not that question. I actually did manage to fix my problem, but I don't entirely understand why the fixed worked and its bugging me. …
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How do I consolidate a multi-level Windows boot menu?

Well I seem to be having problems loading operating systems that I have recently installed on three partitions. I had installed Windows XP first, then Windows Server 2003 Standard and finally Windows Vista Ultimate. When the Boot Manager loads it…
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windows 7 64 bits UEFI add old hard disk MBR

I have a new machine installed with win 7 64 bits with UEFI but when I want to add an old hard drive (MBR) the system wont boot. Is there any solution to this problem without having to format the second disk or reinstall win7 with hotfixes applied?
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Changing SATA mode To IDE mode to solve Ntldr Is Missing Error after installing XP on Windows 7

I have Windows 7 Home Premium on my machine and want to install Windows XP as well. When I run through the Windows XP installation, it copies all the required files and restarts - I then get an NTLDR is missing error and can't do anything. I'm able…
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How come I get the error 'CDBOOT: Couldn't find NTLDR' when trying to boot from Windows XP Professional SP2 CD?

Problem I tried to install Windows XP Pro SP2 over the current Xubuntu 10.04 install on my laptop using the original factory CD but got the error CDBOOT: Couldn't find NTLDR First I will let you know that I set my BIOS to boot from the CD/DVD…
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Windows install missing NTLDR

I'm having trouble install WinXP Pro on my pc because NTLDR is missing or can't find during installation process. I highly doubt it's my DVD drive because this machine work fine before the install process. The DVD rom work. Is there a work around…
Jack
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How to create a custom safe mode option

I want to create a custom safe mode option (like Minimal and Network). I began by going to the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot and made a new key called ExtS (for "Extended Services"). I then copied all of…
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RAMDisk option in NTLDR

While experimenting for this answer, I came accross the following messages in NTLDR: Windows could not start due to an error while booting from a RAMDISK. The RAMDISK options specified in boot.ini are invalid. Windows failed to build a bootable…
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MFT / NTLDR / NTFS (external drive) damaged after ntfsresize (Linux)

I have had an external USB drive attached to a RaspberryPi (headless), 1.5 TB Volume, 100% partition NTFS. During this question Creating ext4 partition from console, my goal was to change the overall fs to ext4 by shrinking the ntfs partition to…
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Moving Windows 8 to a new partition

I have had a triple-boot installation of Ubuntu-Windows 7-Windows 8. Once I decided that Windows 8 was the way to go and needed the space, I decided to delete the Windows 7 partition. When I did it, I couldn't boot Windows 8, which meant the…
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BOOTMGR is missing error in Windows XP

On an old netbook I have which is (was) running Windows XP, and when I boot, I get a BOOTMGR is missing error, but according to this site I should actually get NTLDR is missing instead. I find this vexing. Is there a fix for it? (Exact error:…
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What is INT=10H / AX=2000H in Windows XP NTLDR?

I currently disassembled NTLDR of Windows XP. During the process of booting, NTLDR uses the following interrupt: INT 10H, AX=2000H, BX=0301H, CX=0H, DX=0H I don't know the meaning of this interrupt. What does it mean?
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NTLDR missing Windows XP

Possible Duplicate: missing NTLDR / no CD drive recognition I have a Windows XP system and the NTLDR error appears. Any advice?
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