Recovering Data From Windows 2000 In Case Of 'NTLDR Is Missing' Error Article

	1888 Articles Home \| Computer Articles \| Data Recovery Articles \| Windows Articles	Data Recovery RSS
Recovering data from Windows 2000 in case of 'NTLDR is missing' error

The NTLDR file is the boot loader for Windows NT and later systems. It loads the files and programs that are required to boot the computer system into ready-to-run state.

Author: Tom Patrick

Article Tools:

The configuration options for the boot menu are stored in the boot.ini file while NTLDR enables you to select the desired operating system. However, sometimes the system fails to boot. It can happen because of various corruption reasons such as virus infections, human errors, power outages, etc. You should take appropriate corrective measures to rectify the problem. If you are not able to restore the data, then you should use a third-party data recovery software to do the needful.

Consider a scenario wherein you are unable to start your Windows 2000 system. An error message is getting displayed, that is:

“NTLDR is missing
Press any key to restart”

Cause:
The possible causes of this aforementioned error message are:
• The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) settings are not updated.
• One of the following system boot files are missing or corrupted:
◦ Ntldr
◦ Ntdetect.com
◦ Boot.ini

Resolution:
To resolve this error message, you should perform the following methods:
• Verify that the BIOS on the system are updated:
• Repair the Windows Repair Environment: To repair the Windows Repair Environment, you should perform the following steps:
◦ Insert the Windows CD into the system as the default boot up media.
◦ Enter Windows Recovery Console.
◦ At the command prompt, type the following commands:
copy X:\i386\ntldr C:\
copy X:\i386\ntdetect.com C:\
◦ Press Y when prompted to overwrite any existing file.
◦ Restart the system.
• Reinstall the operating system: You should reformat the hard disks and reinstall the operating system. However, before doing this you should try to backup the data by any which way or else you will lose the data.

The aforementioned methods would be able to resolve the issue. However, if you still are not able to start your computer then you should use a third-party data recovery software to recover the inaccessible data. Such data recovery tools are read-only in nature that do not overwrite the original data while scanning the system.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is a data recovery software that recovers lost, deleted, or inaccessible data from both FAT and NTFS systems. It is able to recover more than 185 different file types from various storage media such as hard disks, external HDDs, iPods, pen drives, etc. In addition, this file data recovery tool is capable of recovering deleted emails from Outlook Express and MS Outlook. It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and Server 2000 visit: http://www.stellarinfo.com/

About Author

Tom Patrick is a magazine editor currently researching on data recovery

Article Source: http://www.1888articles.com/author-tom-patrick-28303.html

Recovering data from Windows 2000 in case of 'NTLDR is missing' error