xp pro start up problems missing file

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In news:F83D8F35-88D8-4687-AF4F-50A1BD537806@microsoft.com,
Tartan lady <Tartanlady@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hi everyone
>
> Hope someone can help me here. I turned my com off then back on and
> got the error message windows cannot load NTOSKRNL.EXE is missing
> please reinstall. Easy for them to say I cannot get the safe mode to
> come up and have no idea how to use the recovery console. Cant
> access the file on the cd when on that comp either. PLEASE please
> please can someone help in simple english for me please. THANKYOU

See if this is the information you want?

CH000646: NTOSKRNL.EXE is missing or corrupt.:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000646.htm

As for recovery console:

Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314058

Galen
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