


So, the next step in recovery process is to check the existence and safety of system files (for sure, you won't able to check them all, but you must check at least NTLDR,, boot.ini which cause most of problems). You'll see an error message " NTLDR is missing" or " BOOTMGR is missing". If these files have been deleted, corrupted, damaged by virus, Windows will be unable to boot. These files are BOOTMGR (Windows Boot Manager), BCD (Boot Configuration Data), winload.exe. Windows Vista and newer Windows versions have completely different set of boot system files. In case of Windows NT / 2000 / XP these files are: NTLDR,, boot.ini, located at the root folder of the bootable volume, Registry files (i.e., SAM, SECURITY, SYSTEM and SOFTWARE), etc. Contents Missing or Corrupted System Filesįor Operating System to boot properly, system files required to be safe.
