Always RENAME first, then if everything works, DELETE later.
"Ron Aaronson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I guess I am asking if ntoskrnl.dll is not normally on Windows XP
> systems, then can I safely delete it without worrying about not being
> able to reboot?
>
> "NewScience" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Most of the threads I recall posted problems with NTDLL.DLL having
>>problems.
>>Most of the problems reported with NTOSKRNL.EXE are due to Bootup Menu
>>being
>>re-written by a third party program to change the Bootup Screen or Welcome
>>screen.
>>
>>"Ron Aaronson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I meant to say ntoskrnl.exe, not ntoskrnk.exe (spelled correctly in
>>> Subject). Anyway, this file does NOT seem to have been corrupted.
>>>
>>> Your saying that ntoskrnl.dll does not exist on Windows XP explains
>>> why my friend's system does not have one. Could you then venture a
>>> guess as to why various threads will from time to time result in
>>> windows display a popup saying that ntoskrnl.dll is not a valid
>>> Windows image? Is it just because a 0-length instance of this file
>>> exists in the \windows\system32 directory?
>>>
>>> The real question is whether I can safely delete this file and be able
>>> to reboot.
>>>
>>>
>>> "NewScience" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Have either of you installed any programs that modified the Windows XP
>>>>boot
>>>>screen (the black screen with the scrolling bar), or a program to modify
>>>>the
>>>>Windows Welcome screen (where you login)?
>>>>
>>>>If so, you have overwritten the ntoskrnl.exe - which is the valid
>>>>Windows
>>>>XP
>>>>ntoskrnl.exe file.
>>>>You stated ntoskrnk.exe (did you misspell?)
>>>>
>>>>The current ntoskrnl.exe version is: 5.1.2600.2622
>>>>
>>>>Under Windows XP there is no ntoskrnl.dll in c:\windows\system32
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Ron Aaronson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>I have discovered that I have a 0-length
>>>>> \windows\system32\ntoskrnl.dll file. I believe as the result of a
>>>>> trojan horse that has been removed. My ntoskrnk.exe file seems to be
>>>>> uncorrupted. The system seems to run ok except occasionally I will
>>>>> get a system popup complaining that ntoskrnl.dll is not a valid
>>>>> Windows image. I reply "ok" to this and the blocked thread seems to
>>>>> continue normally. ntoskrnl.dll does not seem to exist on my friend's
>>>>> Windows xp system at all, so I am tempted to remove this file
>>>>> altogether but am afraid that I will not be able to reboot if I do.
>>>>> Does anyoe have any recommendations?
>>>>
>>>
>>
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