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Help please, laptop problem
Hi anybody able to help me, just tried to put lap top on after it hadn't been used for a little while and the following message appeared.
windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
<windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
please reinstall a copy of the above file.
Anybody got any idea what I can do, I haven't got a clue, where do I get this file from? Please help a right dope.
Thanks for any help.
windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
<windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
please reinstall a copy of the above file.
Anybody got any idea what I can do, I haven't got a clue, where do I get this file from? Please help a right dope.
Thanks for any help.
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To restore just that file do the following
1. Insert the Microsoft Windows XP CD
2. Reboot the computer, as the computer is starting you should see a message to press any key to boot from the CD. When you see this message press any key.
3. In the Microsoft Windows XP setup menu press the R key to enter the recovery console.
4. Select the operating system you wish to fix, and then enter the administrator password.
5. Type expand d:\i386\ntoskrnl.ex_ c:\windows\system32
6. You will then be prompted if you wish to overwrite the file type Y and press enter to overwrite the file.
7. Type exit to reboot the computer.
Hope it works for you
To restore just that file do the following
1. Insert the Microsoft Windows XP CD
2. Reboot the computer, as the computer is starting you should see a message to press any key to boot from the CD. When you see this message press any key.
3. In the Microsoft Windows XP setup menu press the R key to enter the recovery console.
4. Select the operating system you wish to fix, and then enter the administrator password.
5. Type expand d:\i386\ntoskrnl.ex_ c:\windows\system32
6. You will then be prompted if you wish to overwrite the file type Y and press enter to overwrite the file.
7. Type exit to reboot the computer.
Hope it works for you