John is booting his computer for the first time in 2 weeks. After the CMOS set-up screen, the monitor displays an error message which states “NTLDR is missing.” Which of the following options should he use to fix this problem?

  1. Boot with a second hard drive
  2. Boot using the Last Known Good Configuration
  3. Perform a system restore
  4. Boot using the Recovery Console
Explanation

Answer: D - Use the Recovery console to fix the “NTLDR is missing” error. You can fix missing or damaged boot files using the Recovery console.

Key Takeaway: The most common causes for a computer to display the error “NTLDR is missing” are:

1. The computer is booting from a non-bootable device.
2. HDD is not set up in the BIOS.
3. Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file.
4. Mis-configured boot.ini file.

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