Repair install

[TyKoN]

I turned on my computer and I got this 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 have a windows xp cd but I dont know exactly how to go about re-installing a new copy of the file.

 

[KAZANI]

www.google.com

 

[Cutthroat]

I'll go one further, here's the link.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Boot to your windows XP cd and tell it you want to repair. It will allow you to login to a repair command prompt, copy the file at this point. Alternatively you can run SFC.exe /scannow which will compare protected system files against your XP cd and repair if needed

 

[esquared]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Boot to your windows XP cd and tell it you want to repair. It will allow you to login to a repair command prompt, copy the file at this point. Alternatively you can run SFC.exe /scannow which will compare protected system files against your XP cd and repair if needed

Good call. Here's a link for the OP File checker for XP

Start > Run
key in:
sfc /scannow


Note the *Space* between sfc and /scannow.

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: esquared

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Boot to your windows XP cd and tell it you want to repair. It will allow you to login to a repair command prompt, copy the file at this point. Alternatively you can run SFC.exe /scannow which will compare protected system files against your XP cd and repair if needed

Good call. Here's a link for the OP File checker for XP

Start > Run
key in:
sfc /scannow


Note the *Space* between sfc and /scannow.

Nice! :thumbsup:

 

[KAZANI]

Originally posted by: KAZANI
www.google.com

Step 2
ntoskrnl.exe

Step 3
I'm Feeling Lucky


How more simple can it get?


You answered this topic once with the go to google reference. Fine. No need to come back a second time with the above drivel. If you aren't going to help the member answer his questions stay out of the thread. Anyone can say go to google. That's not an answer.

esquared
Anandtech Senior Moderator

 

[KAZANI]

You answered this topic once with the go to google reference. Fine. No need to come back a second time with the above drivel. If you aren't going to help the member answer his questions stay out of the thread. Anyone can say go to google. That's not an answer.

esquared
Anandtech Senior Moderator

I tried to make a point about simplicity in problem solving because I believe it will be usefull to the OP in future cases. My fault is that I wrongly assumed he would actually make the association with the filename as the search term. I did nonetheless provide the most direct solution through my second message.