<windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe Please reinstall a copy of the above file

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BobT

I get the following message at boot.
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.
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How can I recover?

TIA
 
BobT said:
I get the following message at boot.

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.
<<<<<<

How can I recover?

TIA
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What is the recent history of this machine?
 
PC locked up while working in outlook express. Email
When rebooted, above message appeared.
 
BobT said:
I get the following message at boot.

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.
<<<<<<

How can I recover?

TIA
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Click Start, Run, type SFC /SCANNOW, click OK. If any are damaged or
missing files, they'll be replaced. You may need to reboot afterwards
so damaged files will be replaced.
 
You can get this message if the file c:\boot.ini is corrupted.
I suggest you boot the machine with your WinXP CD, get
into the Recovery Console and run these commands:
fixboot
fixmbr
bootcfg /rebuild
 
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