NTLDR missing...

[pc tech 282]

Okay folks heres the deal:
Have a NT Server 4.0 box and was running perfectly until I got the hair-brained idea to install a legacy Creative Labs ISA soundcard (CT3600). I went to Creative's website, located drivers for NT, and installed the file "PnPISA.inf" from the NT cd-rom as required. After rebooting the box now gets no further than mem/processor count, SP description and then REBOOTS! How can I "undo" my last action...here's the clincher...I have no Emergency Repair Disk! I know, I know, tar and feather me later, but I really don't want to scrub it all and start anew, if possible.

Thanks!

[storm]

if your getting the error that ntldr is missing try this to get your machine up and running again:

To copy NTLDR from the CD ROM, make the CD ROM your current drive and enter the command:

copy \i386\ntldr C:\


To copy NTLDR from floppy disk, insert Disk 2 in your disk drive and make that drive the current drive. Then enter the command:

expand ntldr.$ c:\ntldr

[seanmeade]

Take out the card you installed and hope you can get to the LOAD LAST KNOWN GOOD CONFIGURATION. Then follow the screens.

[scutterboy]

It shouldn't be a big problem.
I'd just run a repair NT4 from the NT4 CD remember you've to install the service pack again once you've done it.
The hassle from this error would be if there was a problem with the hard disk which given the circumstance sounds unlikely.
I think that you may have installed the wrong pnpisa.inf from the disk, there are about 3, one of my team did that recently. I dont have a CD to hand to check but I think the one you want is under a folder labelled x86.

[pc tech 282]

Scutterboy:

cool beans-it worked! Thanks a bunch!!