> A W98SE computer was working normally, normal shutdown. Two weeks later,
> bootup, I see the error message: "NTLDR is missing, hit any key"
>
> Don't believe this machine ever had any NT programs on it.
>
> I plan to put in a W98 boot disk, but still- where does the message come
> from in W98?
>
> ms

"John John (MVP)" <audetw***@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in
news:Ok4CoMivJHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

> It can happen if it had a floppy diskette formatted on an NT system in
> the drive when the computer boots.  You say that it was always a
> Windows 98 only computer?
>
> John
>
> ms wrote:
>> A W98SE computer was working normally, normal shutdown. Two weeks
>> later, bootup, I see the error message: "NTLDR is missing, hit any
>> key"
>>
>> Don't believe this machine ever had any NT programs on it.
>>
>> I plan to put in a W98 boot disk, but still- where does the message
>> come from in W98?
>>
>> ms
>

> "John John (MVP)" <audetw***@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in
> news:Ok4CoMivJHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:
>
>> It can happen if it had a floppy diskette formatted on an NT system in
>> the drive when the computer boots.  You say that it was always a
>> Windows 98 only computer?
>>
>> John
>>
>> ms wrote:
>>> A W98SE computer was working normally, normal shutdown. Two weeks
>>> later, bootup, I see the error message: "NTLDR is missing, hit any
>>> key"
>>>
>>> Don't believe this machine ever had any NT programs on it.
>>>
>>> I plan to put in a W98 boot disk, but still- where does the message
>>> come from in W98?
>>>
>>> ms
>
> I can't swear to it as it is used, only 450 MHZ, from an "expert", figure
> he kept it in W98. When it first showed the error message, there was no
> boot disk used, it had been booting in W98 and one day this message.