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Question

deleted a os file win7 now get ntldr need help thanks

Aug 3, 2014 2:09AM PDT

i deleted a operating file by mistake on win7 ultimate, now pc is usless, get ntldr, on reboot device is innaccessable, purchased repair disks, dont work downloaded drivers, dont work, i have got files downloaded and opened dont work, am i dead? what to do? thanks

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Clarification Request
About the repair disks
Aug 3, 2014 2:21AM PDT

Did you change BIOS to boot from your CD ROM device?

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Generally speaking
Aug 3, 2014 2:33AM PDT

Generally speaking this is an outmoded concept as virtually every BIOS/UEFI implementation out there has had a one-time boot menu option for several years. These let you override the normal boot sequence for that specific boot and are designed specifically to facilitate booting an OS install disc or something of that sort.

Dell is the first one I know of to have this feature and that was back around 2003-2004 so it was probably on some higher end aftermarket boards a couple years before that. I know old habits sometimes die hard and I still frequently find myself doing things the "old way" because that's how I learned to do it before anything better existed, but we all need to make an effort to keep our skills up to date.

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Given no make or model
Aug 3, 2014 2:44AM PDT

I can't guess what the issue here is. Think over how you installed Windows the first time. AFTER you save your files (many ways on how today) you can repeat the install you did last time.
Bob

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you can't get to restore function?
Aug 3, 2014 3:06AM PDT

Tried entering 'safe mode'?

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Safe Mode
Aug 3, 2014 4:36AM PDT

Safe Mode depends on the bootloader being present and working, so if they're getting an issue about the bootloader it stands to reason Safe Mode is out. Booting from a recovery partition, however, might still be a viable option, but this is also a classic example of why it's good to burn those DVDs of the restore media when prompted.

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Re: ntldr
Aug 6, 2014 6:49PM PDT

- Can you tell more about "repair disks don't work"?
- What file did you delete?
- How can you download drivers or files and open those files if the PC doesn't boot into Windows?

Kees