boot problems

[Guest]

I clicked on the icon to update microsoft, and when the computer rebooted I
got this error:

windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

please re-install a copy of the above file.

How do I do that?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I clicked on the icon to update microsoft, and when the computer rebooted I
got this error:

windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

please re-install a copy of the above file.

How do I do that?

The hidden file c:\boot.ini may be corrupt or incorrect. Post
its contents in your reply. Here is how you can look at it:
- Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from www.bootdisk.com.
- Run ntfsdos.exe (www.sysinternals.com).
- Type this command:
type c:\boot.ini > a:\boot.ini

 

[Guest]

There was an error with the disk. Isn't there some way I can just delete the
curret file and re copy from the install cd?

 

[Guest]

Lets assume the file is corrupted. how so I delete and re-install a copy of
the file?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

You wrote "There was an error with the disk. Isn't there
some way I can just delete the curret file and re copy from
the install cd?"

What error? Which disk? The floppy disk? The hard disk?
Which current file? c:\boot.ini? ntoskrnl.exe?

Unfortunately your reply is highly ambiguous. If there was a
disk error then you must post the exact If you intend to
replace ntoskrnl.exe then please note that it is very rare that
it needs replacing. The error message you see ("windows 2000
could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe") is usually only
a pointer to a different problem. Replacing the file would not
help you at all.

 

[Guest]

I appologize. the error was with the floppy I used from work. it wouldn't
boot. error was like non system disk or something. I'm frustruated because
the only other computer I have access to is here at work, and this is a very
slow process. I just want my computer to work again, and I don't want to lose
all my pictures and songs on my hard drive.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

When you download a Win98 boot image from www.bootdisk.com
and if you then apply that image to a good quality floppy disk
then the machine will boot into a DOS prompt (assuming, of
course, that its floppy disk drive works).

If you cannot do this and if this is the only PC then you're
stuck. Take your PC to your friendly dealer and ask him to
assist you.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Try creating a boot disk. For the floppy to successfully boot Windows 2000
the disk must contain the "NT" boot sector. Format a diskette (on a Windows
2000 machine, not a DOS/Win9x, so the NT boot sector gets written to the
floppy), and copy Windows 2000 versions of ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini
to it. Edit the boot.ini to give it a correct ARC path for the machine you
wish to boot. Below is an example of boot.ini. The default is to start the
operating system located on the first partition of the primary or first
drive (drive0). Then drive0 partition 2 and so on.

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 0,1"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows 2000 0,2"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 1,1"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows 2000 1,2"


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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