error code (windows root)\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

Question

My computer says 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.  So my question is how do I do this?

Answer 1

Almost.  

For Mutli-Processor systems:

'expand <cd-drive>:\i386\ntkrnlmp.ex_ <hd-drive>:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe'

What I don't know is:  does "Multi-processor systems" mean multi core cpus? Aren't they logically displayed to the system as multiple processors?  Or are they talking about strictly multi processors as in multiple chips in a server system?

I am having this problem right now and I have a Pentium Core Duo 3.2 GHz in my machine.  I just did the expand.......ntoskrnl.ex_ but I might just try the ntkrnlmp.ex_ and see what happens......  I have to see how lucky I feel tonight before I try it.  chkdsk /r is running right now and last time I checked it said 70% but I just checked it now and it says 52%!!!!!   I am used to *nix where I can kill a process or command.  How do I do that on the recovery console?  I've tried ctrl-*, pretty much.  x,c,v,z,a,s,d,f,q,w,e,r none of them stop the damn thing.  I don't know exactly what's going on while this command is running so I'm too scared to just kill the power even though I already copied my file and it's booted from a disk.  It is editing the C: I think.....

Answer 2

Hi there,

Please see this article: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000646.htm and let me know if that helps! :)

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