Win2000 couldn't start: NTFS.sys missing or corrupted

[Guest]

In my computer Windows 2000 Pro could not start because ntfs.sys is missing.
I tried to fix it with the cd win2000 but after run a repair process, the
same error appears at the beginning.

If somebody has a solution I really apreciated.

 

[John John]

I can't find the corresponding Windows 2000 article but you can adapt
the instructions from this XP article:

"Missing or corrupt Ntfs.sys" error message when you restart Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822800

The difference is in the Windows default install location or
%systemroot% folder, by default Windows 2000 installs to Winnt folder
whereas by default XP installs to Windows folder. So, at step 5 in the
article use:

cd \%systemroot%\system32\drivers

or:

cd \winnt\system32\drivers


(instead of: cd \windows\system32\drivers)


and at step 6 use:

copy cd:\i386\ntfs.sys [drive]:\%systemroot%\system32\drivers

or:

copy cd:\i386\ntfs.sys [drive]:\winnt\system32\drivers


(instead of: copy cd:\i386\ntfs.sys [drive]:\windows\system32\drivers)

[drive] is the drive letter where Windows is installed usually C:

so it would look like this:

copy cd:\i386\ntfs.sys c:\%systemroot%\system32\drivers

John