When starting my PC using Windows XP, I get the following error: NTDetect
Failed. This can be repaired using the installation CD however, I cannot
locate the CD. Is it possible to download this Installation / Repair file to
a CD from Microsoft or another safe location?
--
marty

 

marty wrote:
> When starting my PC using Windows XP, I get the following error: NTDetect
> Failed. This can be repaired using the installation CD however, I cannot
> locate the CD. Is it possible to download this Installation / Repair file to
> a CD from Microsoft or another safe location?

Does your computer have a floppy drive? If yes you can make a boot
floppy and use it to boot the computer: http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/ntboot/

John

 

On Jan 22, 12:12 am, John John - MVP <audetw...@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote:
> marty wrote:
> > When starting my PC using Windows XP, I get the following error: NTDetect
> > Failed.  This can be repaired using the installation CD however, I cannot
> > locate the CD. Is it possible to download this Installation / Repair file to
> > a CD from Microsoft or another safe location?
>
> Does your computer have a floppy drive?  If yes you can make a boot
> floppy and use it to boot the computer:  http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/ntboot/
>
> John

That will fix it?

 

"Jose" <jose_ease@yahoo.com> said this in news item
news:64a0bde7-2521-4296-92d1-2af5b87d9336@l19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 22, 12:12 am, John John - MVP <audetw...@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote:
>> marty wrote:
>> > When starting my PC using Windows XP, I get the following error:
>> > NTDetect
>> > Failed. This can be repaired using the installation CD however, I
>> > cannot
>> > locate the CD. Is it possible to download this Installation / Repair
>> > file to
>> > a CD from Microsoft or another safe location?
>>
>> Does your computer have a floppy drive? If yes you can make a boot
>> floppy and use it to boot the computer:
>> http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/ntboot/
>>
>> John
>
> That will fix it?

No, it won't but it will give the OP full access to the hard disk. He then
needs to obtain ntdetect.com from some other WinXP PC - if, in fact, the
file is missing. It is just as likely that the hidden file cboot.ini is
damaged or missing. If so then the boot CD mentioned by john will allow him
to fix boot.ini.

 

Thanks guys, I have a floppy drive so, I'll make the boot floppy and have a
look for the files possibly missing. cboot.ini does actually sound more
like the problem.

Regards.

 

Jose wrote:
> On Jan 22, 12:12 am, John John - MVP <audetw...@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote:
>> marty wrote:
>>> When starting my PC using Windows XP, I get the following error: NTDetect
>>> Failed. This can be repaired using the installation CD however, I cannot
>>> locate the CD. Is it possible to download this Installation / Repair file to
>>> a CD from Microsoft or another safe location?
>> Does your computer have a floppy drive? If yes you can make a boot
>> floppy and use it to boot the computer: http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/ntboot/
>>
>> John
>
> That will fix it?

It will allow the user to boot the the Windows installation and then
replace NTDETECT.COM and see if things change. It only takes a couple
of minutes to create a boot floppy and try it.

John