How to fix: NTLDR is missing, press any key to restart
When your saw ” NTLDR is missing, press any key to restart ” error and cant login to your window xp， this mean that your boot sector files is damage or corrupt.
If you have a window xp cd，then you can access the recovery console and fix this problem.
1. Boot your window xp cd
2. After loading driver, u will reach a screen like below:
Press R to login to recovery console
4. The screen will switch to black and you will be asked which installation to log on to. If you only have one installation you will press “1″. Remember that numlock is off at this time.
5. Next you’ll be prompted to enter your Admin password. By default it is created blank so just press Enter.
6. To repair a damaged Boot Sector at the command prompt type FIXBOOT and press Enter. Then answer “Y”
7. Then restart your machine . * remember to set back your boot device to your hardisk and you can enter your window xp already.
After you run above method but still cant resolve the problem, then you try another method as below.
To replace damaged ntldr and ntdetect.com you can copy fresh files from the XP CD using the COPY command. Boot with the XP CD and enter the Recovery Console (as above). At the Command Prompt type the following (where “X” is your CD-Rom drive letter) allowing the files to overwrite the old files
COPY X:\i386\NTLDR C:
COPY X:\i386\NTDETECT.COM C:
