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os selector, ntdlr is missing

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Hey everyone I'm trying to make my computer multibootable with a bunch of different stuff and Im having some trouble, now I get "ntdlr is missing" when I try to boot the os selector's partition. Couple questions summarized at the bottom... so you don't necessarily have to read the whole post.

I started out by formatting the hard drive... made 4 primary NTFS partitions, set the fourth one as active partition and installed OS selector on it. On the first partition C: I installed Windows 7. (although win7 didn't like the partition I made for it so I had to delete the partition and make a new one with the win7 disc before installation) Windows 7 automatically set itself as active partition so I changed the boot loading partition back to active but when I turn on my computer I just get "Ntdlr is missing. ctrl alt delete to restart." If I set my Windows 7 partition back to the active partition I can boot windows 7 by itself without a problem.

I have done some research but I'm still not sure what I need to do. I know that windows 7 does not use Ntdlr to boot, but windows xp, and acronis os loader, do. I need to get Ntdlr and ntsomthing.com to the root directory, being drive C: my windows 7 partition? Or my os selector partition that im not sure what it is labeled? I know Ntdlr is most commonly restored with the xp disc repair feature... but my laptop is SATA so i get blue screen when i try to use XP disc and hence can't use it to solve my problem.

Also, windows 7 C: partition, the status is "healthy (system, boot)" , don't know if that has anything to do with anything. Everything else status is just healthy.

Anyway let me sumarize a couple quick questions so you don't have to read the whole thing:
1) Do I need to put the two ntdlr files into the C: drive that win7 is on, because it is the first partition?
2) How can I do this without use of an xp disc...
3) Is there anything pertaining to the problem I am missing?

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It's not really clear how you have the system configured. You don't need to boot the OSS partition and the OSS partition does not need to be Active. You configure the OSS menu entires to set the correct partition Active for the OS being booted (OSS usually does this automatically).

The status of the Windows 7 partition is correct (assuming it's from when it was running).

Ok I have kind of resolved the ntsldr whatever problem... now when i turn on my computer it boots OSS and It lists both win7 and winxp... but both options boot win7.

C: windows 7 (active, system, boot)
E:winxp
D: just an extra partition... nothing on it
G:Acronis OSS

All are ntfs primary partitions

If anyone wants to help me but needs more information just ask me for it... I am new to the multi booting stuff :S

Probably going to make a new thread to better help me find an answer to my new problem

Thanks