How to Repair Missing NTLDR - Windows XP

The Ntldr is a protected sytem file.....

Missing NTLDR for Windows XP access denied

After booting off the cd etc...you need to type: Attrib -h -s C:\ntldr (to remove the protection.)

After the copy you need to type: Attrib +h +s C:\ntldr

[AnthonyStoneWilliams]

Thank you bro. We owe a lot to people like you who give your wisdom freely. God put people like you here for people like us. Again, I thank you and God bless you. Shalom and Namaste

[TheJaxmk]

thank you thank you i am so glad that ppl like u exsist and take time to post solutions for old machines in this day and age.thank you again.

[wanraziman]

Hello, im at the point where my screen show NTDLR is missing and just have option ALT+Ctrl+Delete, and if i hit the button, it jut keep repeating to start but still unable to proceed to press any key screen'

[fadyhaddad]

if the computer keeps on restarting you should do the following

ex:
copy D:\i386\ntldr C:\

copy [OSdrive]:\
ex:
copy D:\i386\ntdetect.com C:\

Hope this video could help you in a sticky situation.

it worked for me.

[jimhawkins]

ntldr missing does not mean that it was hidden. It may have been corrupted. attrib command has no use in that problem..
It should be the windows installer to be used using recovery console because you need to copy the netloader files to the root from the cd using dos mode.

[TheRedJin]

I had a system that stopped working and this fixed it. Easy and fast....thank you.

[aslamwani]

When I press enter it's saying ne that access is denied

[jaya]

Thanks for the good description, issue is fixed

[RSHMAN]

For those of you who get access denied type map in recovery console and for me it said C:\Windows J:\Windowsxp Installation Disk (or something like that) then I did copy J:\i386 blah blah blah then the attrib command to remove compression and this worked for me

[putoopt]

thank you very much, i resolved my ntldr problems through your video.

[laramj]

It worked, thank you so much... you're a life saver

[TheMeisterManuel]

A friend of mine came and copied the file with a program called Hiren's BootCD and it worked

[shilp]

I had this problem on windows 7, I fixed it by unplugging my external hard drive from the computer and restarted it. It booted up just fine after that. Try this method before copying files.

[ericmartins]

Thanks man. Great and direct explanation.

[gerycu]

As BunnyTheCrafter9 mentioned
When you type in the command, E instead of D, like this: copy E:\i386\ntldr C:\ This is what I did worked for me! 

[TheMeisterManuel]

Yes a good friend of mine helped me with it
He copied the file with the Hiren's Boot CD, and there'S a program called Total Commander/Free Commander
Copy it with it to C if Windows is located there

[showtime]

My accsess has denied ... What should I do?

[pinkzeppelin]

I'm having the same problem Henoc Kitioku is having. The compaq logo shows up, leaves, and comes back again.

[Tenderness]

thanks a lot; this was exactly what I was looking for. Is it okay that I put another XP CD in it than the one that was used in the beginning, I mean the former owner of the PC used?

[JohnySeen]

Ok, but now what if you've wiped the hard drive, and want to install a "fresh" version of XP Pro from a USB drive? The startup won't even detect the damn thing, even though it's visible in the BIOS...