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    Point me to info re: dxing hardware failures?

    Thanks. i am trying to track down the cause of spontaneouse reboots back to the post screen with the message "NTLDR is missing. Press ctrl+alt+del to restart..." I tried to do a repair installation of XP but it would not accept my Administrator password, even though I just set it. I did some...
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    Point me to info re: dxing hardware failures?

    Hi, thank you for the help re my post about spontaneous reboots. I have a feeling I need to check out my hardware. I have been getting the "NTLDR is missing" message all morning. So, where can I find out how to troubleshoot hardware and how to recognize hardware failures? carolyn
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    XP Spontaneous reboot

    I did a clean install a few months ago of XP Pro. I upgraded from 98, but did a wipe of my HD to start. The last few days i have been getting spontaneous reboots. Sometimes the post screen stops and I get the message "NTLDR is missing. Use CTRL + ALT + DEL to restart." I do that and it does...
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