ntoskrnl.exe corrupted

[pclstyle]

On bootup, I get the following error message:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

I am using windows 2000 and so far all attempts to copy the file from the win2k cd have failed. I get an error saying access denied, when trying to copy/expand the file from the cd to the c:\windows\system32 folder. I'd like to check this, does anyone know the specific command line to use?

Also, this problem began when I tried to remove some of the "select OS" option on boot, and I believe i accidentally selected the wrong one. Is there any advice anyone can give me on this problem? Windows 2000

 

[Unforgiven]

try this

ive had this issue before and was able to fix it by manually editing the boot.ini file after doing a repair off the original cd. the link above may be able to help you and also has some info on how to rebuild your boot.ini file as well. good luck.