NT machine would not boot.. missing NTLDR file ! what should I do !?

[MowSow]

after bios check I get that message NTLDR missing press any key .. then nothing happens !!
I know it's one of the start up files ... I am not as familiar with NT as I am win 98 .. so not sure what to do here .. I don't even have a boot disk !! but I have access to another NT machine ...

 

[10Strip]

Remove the floppy from the drive and you should be OK.

 

[MowSow]

no no no .. there is no floppy in the drive ...
the PC froze and I had to hit reset .. that might have damaged the file .. I am at work now ..it's NT 4

 

[10Strip]

Hmmm. You say this was after a BIOS update? I would be curious to see if that drive would boot in another machine as the master. That way you could rule out the hardware.

 

[dolphins]

Go here mid page and follow their instructions on boot disks see if this helps out any.

 

[dolphins]

One thing format your floppy from another nt box not win98.

 

[whalen]

<< Hmmm. You say this was after a BIOS update? >>


Err... I think he meant after the RAM counts up and the IDE devices are initialized...heh

 

[MowSow]

Yes .. that's what I meant ... after the BIOS initialization, not update ... ahhh I just called IS and they fixed it ...
Thank you all ... at least now I have Boot disks and repair disks in case it happens again ...