Starting in Safe Mode?!?! - HELP!

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Maria

I turned on my computer today and my setting looked like
the changed. I did nothing different when I shut down.
Its just started that way. I tried to go in safe mode to
see whats wrong and I got this error:

Windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt: <windows root>\System32\ Ntoskrnl.exe.

What could have happened??? I wasn't installing or un-
installing anything, nor doing anything different from any
other day?!?! HELP!!!
 
Maria, try a Repair Install if you have a WinXP CD.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

Repair The Windows XP Installation

Configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM drive. For more information
about how to do this, please refer to your computer's documentation or
contact your computer manufacturer.

Insert your Windows XP compact disc (CD) into your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
drive, and then restart your computer. (You can also boot with a Windows
98/Me Startup disk with CD support and run WINNT.EXE in the I386 folder on
the CD)

When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message is displayed on your
screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD. When you
see the following message displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen, press
ENTER:
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

At this point an option to press R to enter the Recovery Console is
displayed. Do not select this option. On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement
screen, press F8 to agree to the license agreement. Make sure that your
current installation of Windows XP (in your case, the one you wish to
repair) is selected in the box, and then press the R key to repair Windows
XP. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Setup.
 
THANKS! But I have one problem, I just moved and I don't
know where the CD is? Is there another way? Can I use
someone else CD just to repair mine?

THANKS!
 
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