NT Loader, commonly known as NTLDR, is the boot loader for Windows NT operating systems, including Windows XP and Server 2003. For systematic loading of the operating system, the loader needs minimum two files (NTLDR and boot.ini) on the system's volume. Corruption or missing of any of the files halts the booting process, further resulting in the inaccessibility of data stored in the hard drive. In most cases, you encounter an error message after your NTLDR gets corrupt. To access the data stored in the hard drive after the NTLDR damage, you will need to restore the data from an updated backup. However, with the probability of any file being corrupted, backup file can not be considered as 100% safe. In such situations, the only way left to access your lost data is by using advanced Data Recovery Software.

Consider a practical scenario, where you receive the below error message when you attempt to boot your system:

“NTLDR is compressed. Press CTRL-ALT-DEL to restart”

The above booting error message makes the your system unbootable, further resulting in inaccessibility of hard drive data. Furthermore, the error message appears again and again, each time you attempt to boot your system.

Cause:

The root cause for the occurrence of the above error message is corruption of NTLDR.

Resolution:

For perfect resolution of the above error message and accessing of hard drive data, you will need to follow any of the below steps:

Start your system with the repair console at type “fixboot:C” at the command prompt. Press Enter and then restart your system. Perform a system repair by booting through a installation CD and then press “R”.

However, if both the above fail to resolve NTLDR corruption, then you will need to reinstall the Windows operating system. Although formatting resolves the issue, it deletes all the previously stored data from hard drive partition. To recover your data after formatting, you will need to use advanced Data Recovery Software. These Data Recovery products use advanced scanning algorithms to scan the hard drive and ensure maximum recovery.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery salvages all formatted data with ease. The Data Recovery utility provides you an option to save recovered data on default and user-specified location. Designed for Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000, the recovery tool supports recovery from FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, VFAT, NTFS, and NTFS5 file systems based hard drives.