Computer no work

[Night Bear]

Computer is not working, so I'll be absent for a while.

Keni, if it is not too much trouble, could you go to the GOF forum and copy and paste the message I put there in this topic?

Reason I ask is that I am currently using the Wii and it takes too long to type. ^^;

[Ken'ichi]

Alright. Let's see...

The computer is not working. And it is due to a mistake on my part.

See, I had used EasyCleaner to wipe out most of the duplicate files on the computer, but this had corrupted both Photoshop CS2 and Sony Vegas 7.0. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Vegas, but it still was not working.

So I tried a System Restore to bring the computer back to how it was yesterday. But something went wrong. When it tried to boot up, an error message came up, stating that some file is missing and to reboot.

The file in question is responsible for the comp's ability to boot and according to what Clint found, the message means the computer is trying to load from someplace it should not, or the file is missing or corrupted.

We have performed the tests in System Recovery but none detected a failed system anywhere.

Clint tried this morning to fix it with no luck. If it comes down to it we will have to reformat the computer. Hopefully we will have it up and running soon. Until then I will be absent with the exception of using the Wii, which is how I am typing this message.

After this experience, I don't think I can trust EasyCleaner again, and I definitely don't trust myself with System Restore either.

There we go. Hope to see you back again soon, Night Bear.

[Togiak]

Hope you get it working again.

If you use Windows XP/Vista, you should be able to boot off of the disk, this would give you an option to repair which would hopefully fix your startup problem. That may also save you the trouble of reinstalling everything. If that doesn't work though, you may have to reformat it >.<

[Night Bear]

I don't know if we still have the disc. We might though...

Keni, I have tried to get on MSN to talk to you but E-Buddy Mobile is no longer available. oO Tried to access the page and it states that the page no longer exists.

[Togiak]

Which file does it say is missing or corrupt?

[Night Bear]

The missing file is NTLDR.

[Togiak]

Alright, well the only way I can think of fixing it is by using the XP (or vista, I don't know which operating system you have) disk. If you do manage to find it, I found these steps that should fix your problem.

1. Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer.
2. When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.
3. Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows.
4. Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.
5. You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password.
6. Copy the below two files to the root directory of the primary hard disk. In the below example we are copying these files from the CD-ROM drive letter "E". This letter may be different on your computer.

copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\
copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

7. Once both of these files have been successfully copied, remove the CD from the computer and reboot.

Good luck! Let me know if there is something you don't understand from the steps.

[Night Bear]

I'll relay the info to Clint. I won't try anything myself.

[Night Bear]

Clint said it keeps telling him Access Denied.

[Togiak]

Hmm, when does it say access denied? When you try to copy the file?

If so typing this in before you attempt to copy:

Attrib -h -s C:\ntldr


Apparently the ntldr is a protected file so using that code should allow you to then copy it. If you want to protect it again, after copying those two files I mentioned in the previous post, type:

Attrib +h +s C:\ntldr



Let me know if this works.

[Night Bear]

Computer fixed.