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I have a retail editon of Windows XP Home that came with SP2
slipstreamed.
Yesterday I was playing with a program the lets you change the boot
screen. I must have tried to install a boot screen that's not compatible
with XP SP2 because when I re-booted I got:
"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt: System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys"
I followed the procedure here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822800
with no joy.
I also tried this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;887675
with no luck either.
I even tried:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315341
with no success.
No matter what I do I still get:
"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt: System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys"
at boot.
I've checked the drive with a utility from the manufacturer, it's fine.
I also ran chkdsk /p. I'm currently testing the ram.
Are there any other files I need to check that the boot screen may have
affected? I thought it was part of ntoskrnl.exe. I've replaced that more
than once from my XP installation disk. Why would changing the boot
screen affect ntfs.sys?
I have 2 folders located on C that I need to keep. Is there any way to
access them and copy them to 1 of my 2 sata drives? The recovery console
for XP Home will not let me access C or any of my other hard drives. If I
could move those folders I could reformate and re-install.
Isn't there any way to boot XP Home to ccommand prompt only? The Recovery
Console just isn't getting the job done.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
tia.
I have a retail editon of Windows XP Home that came with SP2
slipstreamed.
Yesterday I was playing with a program the lets you change the boot
screen. I must have tried to install a boot screen that's not compatible
with XP SP2 because when I re-booted I got:
"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt: System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys"
I followed the procedure here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822800
with no joy.
I also tried this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;887675
with no luck either.
I even tried:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315341
with no success.
No matter what I do I still get:
"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt: System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys"
at boot.
I've checked the drive with a utility from the manufacturer, it's fine.
I also ran chkdsk /p. I'm currently testing the ram.
Are there any other files I need to check that the boot screen may have
affected? I thought it was part of ntoskrnl.exe. I've replaced that more
than once from my XP installation disk. Why would changing the boot
screen affect ntfs.sys?
I have 2 folders located on C that I need to keep. Is there any way to
access them and copy them to 1 of my 2 sata drives? The recovery console
for XP Home will not let me access C or any of my other hard drives. If I
could move those folders I could reformate and re-install.
Isn't there any way to boot XP Home to ccommand prompt only? The Recovery
Console just isn't getting the job done.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
tia.