What is NTLDR? After I formatted a hdd, it showed NTLDR is missing. Is that mean the hdd is totally dead?
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hey no need to worry....have u installed xp....ok no problem...ntldr is default file to invoking and starting ur os.\n\nlets come with me .............\n\ninsert ur win-xp cd in ur cd-rom drive....boot ur system with the help of cd rom and go to cd path.....using cd command ... go to i386 folder....check for ntldr file that is already present in i386 folder in win-xp cd...just copy that ntldr file to ur frist hdd drive (LIKE C:) and restart system normally....\n\nhey cheer up man........now ur os running !!!\n\nif u dont know, how to copy ..... come with me again...i'll tell u whole commands...u can ping me on yahoo messanger also........good luck!!!
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NTLDR\n\nShort for NT loader, NTLDR is a program loaded from the hard drive boot sector that displays the Microsoft Windows NT startup menu and helps Microsoft Windows NT load.
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Well u should take it to a technician, and only if they will guarantee in writing not to lose your files.  Formatting will definately lose your files.  And, also, u have to delete windows from the old drive too.
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try here\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntldr
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when you 'delete' a file, the contents are not deleted, just the entry in the File System tables....\nor to put it another way you delete the POINTER to where the file contents are located.\nThis information is put into the 'recycle' bin, on the off-chance you change your mind.  As long as the sectors on the hard drive where that data is, remain un-altered, you will be able to successfully 'restore' it.\n\n'Shredding' or 'burnning' and other terms, referr to the 'erasure' of a files CONTENTS as well, this is done by repeatedly writting garbage or random characters to all of the sectors where file name pointed too previously. The more times this is done, the more difficult it is to find ghost immages of what was there before.  I would recommend 11 times.\n\nHope this helps !
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Don't just format your hard drive.  Wipe it using DBAN, see sources, or a similar tool.  Formatting, alone, will leave much recoverable information on your drive.\n\nAfter wiping, as the other posters have already said, format your drive and reinstall your operating system from the original CDs.
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Your question has a lot of variables that need to be considered.  Like what operating system it's running, have a lot of files been written to the server since then?  When you delete a file it isn't actually deleted just the link to it is  broken and to the operating treats it as it is not there.  The problem arises when you start adding files the operating system is will probably write over the location of the file that you would like to recover. So if this data is really important you need to stop using the drive in question to prevent any further data loss.  A good set of tools is called Rtools. Here is the website. http://www.r-tt.com/\nThis is just one of the many tools available to use.  Depending on the value of this data you might want to seek professional service to retrieve the data.
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u have to format the hdd.. if no go, u will have to debug the hdd... u can get the debugging instructions from the internet..\n\nbut first try with a diff cd., maybe the cd has issues.. otherwise, the problem is with the hdd..
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If you formatted your PC, this means you completely erased your hard drive. Your ONLY choice at this point is to reinstall windows from your original install CD. \n\nBuy the way, the format erased ALL your files (docs, photos, music, etc)\n\nSorry to break it to you this way...I feel for you...
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Your HDD is probably no good. The drive has crashed. The MBR on the drive has a problem. The MBR is where the operating system lives. You'll say "why, it's brand new!" but, that is really the best thing that could happen! It's under warranty, and you will get a new HDD out of it. Infantile demise in computers is a fairly  common occurrence. They will usually fail within the first thirty days of ownership. When I build a computer, I run a memory test on it overnight. That's called a "burn in" if somethings gonna fail, it will fail at this point. I would suggest that when you get the computer back from repairs, set up the screen saver and leave it on overnight.
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You cannot format a drive without losing your files.  The first two answers are correct.  The best thing to do is to back-up your files onto a CD, another Harddrive or any removeable media, such as a ZIP disk.  Those are your only options.
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Reading follow excepts from Active@KillDisk for Dos manual is scary enough!\n\nThe FORMAT utility actually creates new FAT and ROOT tables, leaving all previous data on the disk untouched. Moreover, an image of the replaced FAT and ROOT tables are stored, so that the UNFORMAT command can be used to restore them. FDISK merely cleans the Partition Table (located in the drive's first sector) and does not touch anything else.\n\nSo u can go and reformat your HDD as many times as you like, your DATA can still be resurrected by unformatting!\n\nIf you really want to KILL that HDD confidential content better use Active@KillDisk for DOS.  It's only 622kb big! Boot from DOS and key in the commandline to start erasing your HDD completely.\n\nProperly there are dozens of other similar programs available.
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If you format a drive/partition ALL information is lost.
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Yes, but if you've already written over the sectors where the data was stored, it's most likely beyond doing it yourself. STOP using the drive immediately and you may still be able to recover some data. There is a free data recovery program called Zero Assumption Recovery that you can try. Another program called Getdataback For NTFS ($100) is a better option than a freeware program.
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What do you have - XP, NT or 2000?\nIn any case it looks like you need to use an emergency repair procedure or simply try to upgrade existing version with the same version. You could avoid loosing your data.\nIf it won't help you have more options:\n1. Try to connect your HD to a different PC and save data\n2. If this is not an option - reinstall fresh without formatting, it will preserve your data. Copy data, and reinstall with formatting for the clean installation
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Go to start>>settings>>control panel>>administrative tools>>computer management>>storage>>disk management. Can you see your drive there? In case you can just format and partition it. In case this procedure doesn't solve your problem just check the jumpers.
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I'm sorry to tell you but I think it's dead. The click of doom is never a good sign and if there is fire involved? Hell, you're lucky the damned thing even turned on. You need to get a new hard drive man.