Startup

[Alan]

Windows fails to start
Message reads
Windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt
<windows root>\system32|ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install or copy the above file.

Have copied the file but no results

[Patrick Pitre]

Boot from your XP cd, and make your way to the recovery console.
From there, type this:

cd system32\config
ren system system.old
ren system.alt systemalt.old
copy c:\windows\repair\system
copy c:\windows\repair\regback\system
exit

Reboot, and all should be well again. Please post back if you still have
problems.

Patrick Pitre


"Alan" > wrote in message
...
> Windows fails to start
> Message reads
> Windows could not start because the following file is
> missing or corrupt
> <windows root>\system32|ntoskrnl.exe
> Please re-install or copy the above file.
>
> Have copied the file but no results

[Thorsten Matzner]

"Alan" > wrote:

>Windows fails to start
>Message reads
>Windows could not start because the following file is
>missing or corrupt
><windows root>\system32|ntoskrnl.exe
>Please re-install or copy the above file.

See "Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because of a Computer Disk
Hardware Configuration Problem"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314477).

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