Windows 2000 Professional will not start

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_deployment (More info?)

Hello Friends,

First of all a very big thank for all u guys who are
doing a very great job by helping.

Alright, I have a query too . I cannot start my Window
2000 Professional. When I start my computer I get an
error message about some missing file. The error message
or the missing file message is as follows:

"Windows 2000 could not start because the following file
is missing or corrupt -
<Windows2000root>\system\intoskrnl.exe"



Any help on this is much appreciated. BTW I am posting
this message through one of my friends computer.


Thanks & Regards
David Harvard

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_deployment (More info?)

The NTOSKRNL.EXE is the first file which accessed once the
boot process is complete. This could mean several things:

Cause:
1. The boot.ini is misconfigured.
2. The NTOSKRNL.EXE is corrupt.

Solution:
1. Created a boot disk with all possible options within
the boot.ini, and try them systematically. Refer to the
following article for help:

317526 How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=317526

2. Boot into recovery console, and run a CHKDSK on the
system drive (C.

There are other possible causes which include Software and
Hardware redundancy (RAID). If those are a factor, I
recommend calling the hardware vendor, or using the boot
disk to boot off of the software mirror.

Daniel


>-----Original Message-----
>Hello Friends,
>
>First of all a very big thank for all u guys who are
>doing a very great job by helping.
>
>Alright, I have a query too . I cannot start my Window
>2000 Professional. When I start my computer I get an
>error message about some missing file. The error message
>or the missing file message is as follows:
>
>"Windows 2000 could not start because the following file
>is missing or corrupt -
><Windows2000root>\system\intoskrnl.exe"
>
>
>
>Any help on this is much appreciated. BTW I am posting
>this message through one of my friends computer.
>
>
>Thanks & Regards
>David Harvard
>.
>