New folder in system32 folder

[FatJackSprat]

I wanted to make a copy of a file in the windows\system32 folder. I made a new folder called "01 Backup" or something like that and put the copied file in that folder so I would remember to copy it. I forgot to delete it and it is still in the system32 folder. I am now having this problem, is that folder the reason.

I was going to change the bootscreen and copied the "ntoskrnl.exe" file into that folder I made.

Now I have

"C:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe" and "C:\windows\system32\01 Backup\ntoskrnl.exe"

Is that why my computer won't get to the splash screen?

I'm not 100% sure that I actually made that new folder in the system32, I might have put it in "My Documents" instead, but I can't think of anything else I did yesterday when my computer was working fine.

 

[Zucarita9000]

Have you tried going to the Recovery Console and remove the "01 Backup" directory? You can also restore the original "ntoskrnl.exe" from the CD and see what happens.

 

[FatJackSprat]

I can't get the computer to do anything - boot from floppy or cd.

Is there any other way to get to the recovery console?

 

[FatJackSprat]

I was also thinking that if I could get into dos mode I could just delete the folder that way, but I can't boot into dos from floppy either. Is there any other way to do that?

The machine also isn't responding to F8 or F10

 

[Nothinman]

If you can't get into the BIOS or boot from floppy or CDROM something else is seriously wrong.