Symptoms
The following error messages may be seen when the computer is booting.* NTLDR is Missing
Press any key to restart
* Boot: Couldn't find NTLDR
Please insert another disk
* NTLDR is missing
Press Ctrl Alt Del to Restart
Cause
- Computer is booting from a non-bootable source
- Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file
- Corrupt boot sector / master boot record.
- Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
Resolution
- Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the Mac.
- Open Configuration Editor, find the CD/DVD-ROM options, choose the "Default CD/DVD-ROM" and make sure the "enable" and "connect at startup" boxes are selected. Click OK to close Configuration Editor and save the changes you've made in the VM configuration.
- Start the virtual machine.
- Press any key when prompted.
- In the Windows XP setup menu, press the "R" key to repair Windows and open the Windows XP Recovery Console.
- Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.
- You will then be prompted to enter your administrator password.
- Copy the two files below 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:\
- Once both these files have been successfully copied, remove the CD from the computer and reboot.
Your computer's hard disk drive may have a corrupted boot sector and/or master boot record. These can be repaired through the Microsoft Windows Recovery console by running the fixboot and fixmbr commands.
Additional information
For more information, please read this article:
NTLDR is Missing - REFERENCE NUMBER - CH000465 - Direct Link: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm