-=PCTechTalk=- Re: NTLDR missing - HELP

Some DIR listings might be extremely long.  In
order to see the specific 
filename in a listing it may be necessary to use
the pause switch.  This 
will cause the DIR command to stop when the
screen is full and wait for a 
key to be pressed before continuing with the next
screen full.

Here is what it looks like using Gmans list of
commands:


CD C:
DIR/p
CD D:
DIR/p
CD E:
DIR/p
CD F:
DIR/p
CD G:
DIR/p
CD H:
DIR/p
CD I:
DIR/p
CD J:
DIR/p
CD K:
DIR/p

If you copy/paste ththe above list of commands
into a text editor and save 
the file as a plain text file named  "dir.bat"
(without the quotes) on the 
boot disk you can save a lot of typing by
changing Gman's instructions to 
read as follows:

***Try following them again, but when you
 get to the part where he's at the prompt, have
him type in "path=a:\" (or 
other drive letter where the disk is located and
without the quotes)  and 
then type "dir.bat" (again without the quotes)
and press ENTER.***

This will proceed through the list of drives and
directory commands, pausing 
after every screen full of data without further
input except to "hit any key 
to continue".

Gman (and anybody else reading this):  I'm pretty
darn sure I remembered my 
DOS commands correctly, but if I made a mistake,
please correct it.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:26 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: NTLDR missing - HELP


> Rose,
>    The more I think about this situation, the
more I'm thinking about the
> original directions you followed.  Try
following them again, but when you
> get to the part where he's at the prompt, have
him type in the stuff
> following this paraghaph.  I want to see if the
CD drive letter has 
> changed.
> I am suspecting this because I doubt he has 9
volumes ahead of the CD 
> drive
> (C:, D:, E:, F:, etc.).  You never stated
whether this was an OEM or
> homebuilt machine, so have him go through these
until he receives an 
> output
> that includes a folder called i386 (I'm hoping
the recovery CD has it in 
> its
> root).  When he finds the right letter, stop
following them and use that
> letter to complete the original instructions. 
Note the colon after each
> drive letter and press Enter at the end of each
line.  FYI, CD tells the
> console to Change Directories while DIR
requests a directory listing from
> the active drive.
>
> CD C:
> DIR
> CD D:
> DIR
> CD E:
> DIR
> CD F:
> DIR
> CD G:
> DIR
> CD H:
> DIR
> CD I:
> DIR
> CD J:
> DIR
> CD K:
> DIR
>
>    If none of these show a drive with a i386
folder, let me know the last
> letter tried that produced anything other than
an error message.  And 
> don't
> worry about any error messages he gets. 
They're harmless at this point.
> Just enter an "A" for "abort", or whatever it
says to enter for that 
> option.
> :O)
>
> Peace,
> GMan
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones that are
never asked!" 



 
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