hey when i turn on my latop, it has the screen that says dell the model and blah blah..then it goes balck and come up saying..."Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe.
Please re-install a copy of the above file.
Can any1 tel me where i can get this file...PLZ HELP!!!!
thanks you very much
Err Msg: Windows Could Not Start...(Missing Ntoskrnl.exe)
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SYMPTOMS
When you try to start Windows on a system with IBM OS/2 version 2.x, the following error message is displayed:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <winnt root>\System32\ Ntoskrnl.exe.
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CAUSE
OS/2 Boot Manager creates another primary hard disk partition that is enumerated before any extended partitions.
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RESOLUTION
Edit your Boot.ini file and change the partition information by performing the following steps: 1. Remove the Read Only and System File attributes from the Boot.ini file by typing the following command at an MS-DOS or OS/2 command line:
Attrib -S -R C:\Boot.ini
2. Edit the Boot.ini file and change the partition number for Windows. In most cases, you need to increase the partition number by one. A typical Windows line in the Boot.ini file looks similar to the following, where x is the partition number and <ntdir> is the name of the folder into which Windows is installed:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(x)\<ntdir>="Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00"
"Windows NT Could Not Start...Ntoskrnl.exe" error message
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For a Microsoft Windows XP version of this article, see 314477 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477/EN-US/).
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SYMPTOMS
CAUSE
RESOLUTION
Method One
Method Two
Method Three
Method Four (Windows 2000)
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SYMPTOMS
When you try to start Microsoft Windows NT, you may receive the following error message:
Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
Winnt_root\System32\Ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the above file.
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CAUSE
This behavior can occur if any of the following conditions exist: ? The Default value in the [Boot Loader] section of the Boot.ini file is missing or invalid.
? Windows NT is not installed in the location specified in the Boot.ini file.
? For Microsoft Windows 2000, the Hal.dll file can be corrupted or missing.
NOTE: This issue can also occur in Windows NT 4.0 and 3.5 if the system partition is larger than 7.8 gigabytes and system boot files have be placed outside of the 7.8 GB limit (possibly as a result of applying a service pack or defragmenting the drive). Windows XP does not have this limitation. This is a hardware limitation and occurs independently of the operating system. This should not be an issue on newer computer if their BIOS supports INT13 Extensions and this feature is turned on, which it is by default.
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
224526 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224526/) Windows NT 4.0 supports maximum of 7.8-GB system partition
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RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods:
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Method One
Start the operating system with a bootable disk. After you start the operating system, edit the Default entry in Boot.ini and ensure that the other entries in the [Operating Systems] section point to the appropriate directories.
For additional information about creating a bootable disk for Windows NT or Windows 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119467 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119467/) How to create a bootable disk for an NTFS or FAT partition
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Method Two
Use the repair process to correct inconsistencies in the Boot.ini file. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Start your computer using the three Windows NT Setup diskettes. When prompted, type R to begin the repair process.
2. Insert the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) in the floppy drive when you are prompted.
3. When prompted, enable only the Inspect Startup Environment option to correct inconsistencies in the Boot.ini file.
4. Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the repair process.
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Method Three
If you determine the system partition is larger than 7.8 GB, Windows NT has been setup in an unsupported configuration, and the drive will need to be repartitioned to a size less than 7.8 GB.
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Method Four (Windows 2000)
To fix a corrupted Hal.dll file, restore the Hal.dll file from a backup to the %windir%\sytem32\ folder.
For additional information about how to fix a corrupted Hal.dll file, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
237556 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/237556/) How to troubleshoot Windows 2000 hardware abstraction layer issues
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If the Default value in the [Boot Loader] section of the Boot.ini file is missing, Windows NT displays a new entry in the OS Loader (boot loader) menu named "NT (default)" and defaults to the new entry. The "NT (default)" entry points to the following path to load Windows NT:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
For additional information about the Boot.ini file, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
