NTLDR is missing - windows xp professional

recceving error "NTLDR is missing".

I searched through the various articles on the support site and I can't seem to understand even where to start. I can't go to the command line to run executable files and I don't have a boot disk. I copied a bootdisk from Microsoft, and it does not on the machine no more (although I don't know if I copied it on the disc properly). Honestly, I am new on most of this, but if given a little instruction I could walk through it pretty easily.

My father would like to recover the system enough at least be able to remove the precious files on the hard drive and then I'll just reformat this computer and install Windows 7. Is that going to be possible?

Thank you, Jessica Ross

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recceving error "NTLDR is missing".

I searched through the various articles on the support site and I can't seem to understand even where to start. I can't go to the command line to run executable files and I don't have a boot disk. I copied a bootdisk from Microsoft, and it does not on the machine no more (although I don't know if I copied it on the disc properly). Honestly, I am new on most of this, but if given a little instruction I could walk through it pretty easily.

My father would like to recover the system enough at least be able to remove the precious files on the hard drive and then I'll just reformat this computer and install Windows 7. Is that going to be possible?

Thank you, Jessica Ross

If you have data on the computer that has not been saved and checked as good, I recommend strongly that you are trying to get a backup of the data before doing anything else for the reader.  You can remove the drive and put it in an external USB enclosure of a type that will take care of your player (type IDE (PATA) or SATA) and copy the files to another computer before attempting to repair your disk.  If you make a mistake you could very well lose all data on the disk.  A good backup system is necessary even if you have only one computer.  Prevents data loss.

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