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ntdetect.com file not found
- Thread starter sparkykab
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Do you know if file is actually missing? Or is this symptom of something else?
Some suggestions
1. Create an NT 'boot' floppy. On another NT machine, copy ntldr, ntdetect.com and a boot.ini with similar menu entries to problem machine to newly formatted floppy disk. Boot problem machine using floppy - if it boots, see if ntdetect.com is missing - and if it is, replace it with floppy version (check ntldr & boot.ini too).
2. Try NT's repair option - repair just boot sector.
3. Slave drive to another machine to check if file(s) are missing - replace there if there are any missing. If still won't boot, try reapiring boot sector again.
Some history to this problem would be useful in diagnosing it.
Some suggestions
1. Create an NT 'boot' floppy. On another NT machine, copy ntldr, ntdetect.com and a boot.ini with similar menu entries to problem machine to newly formatted floppy disk. Boot problem machine using floppy - if it boots, see if ntdetect.com is missing - and if it is, replace it with floppy version (check ntldr & boot.ini too).
2. Try NT's repair option - repair just boot sector.
3. Slave drive to another machine to check if file(s) are missing - replace there if there are any missing. If still won't boot, try reapiring boot sector again.
Some history to this problem would be useful in diagnosing it.
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