How to reinstall windows root system32 ntoskrnl exe

ryguy32

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Hello,
My computer would not start and it keeps asking me for the file. I have tried a few things and I can't even get past the OS choices menu. How can I install the file if I can not get past the menu?
 

Hello and welcome to Tom's Hardware Forums.

Does the Safe Mode menu not even allow you to go to Command Prompt? If it does, type sfc /scannow and hit Enter. You will need your XP CD in the drive so the System File Checker can expand fresh copies of missing files. If you have a CD it's probably best to run the first Repair option but if you don't have a disk or can't borrow one, you're in trouble. As with all kernels, that one is in the very heart of the whole darned nut!