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tritium · 02-20-2004, 10:07 PM

I just put together a new system and was installing win2k pro on a fresh hdd. Everything in this system is brand new -- just built it tonight.

When the win2k installation cd boots, I get this error message:
"NTLDR is missing, press ctrl-alt-del"

I can't get the installation cd to install anything! It gets stuck on this ntldr file ... which, by the way, is in the D:\i386 directory with the rest of its buddies.

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I don't have a 3.5" floppy drive installed in this system, nor do I have access to one.
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My Asus bios is current. I just checked on that. So, the MS support solutions are worthless, as usual.

02-20-2004, 10:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
tritium Professor of Drinkology	Ack! Win2k pro installation failing! help! I just put together a new system and was installing win2k pro on a fresh hdd. Everything in this system is brand new -- just built it tonight. When the win2k installation cd boots, I get this error message: "NTLDR is missing, press ctrl-alt-del" I can't get the installation cd to install anything! It gets stuck on this ntldr file ... which, by the way, is in the D:\i386 directory with the rest of its buddies. ********* I don't have a 3.5" floppy drive installed in this system, nor do I have access to one. ********* My Asus bios is current. I just checked on that. So, the MS support solutions are worthless, as usual. __________________ Blah.