NTOSKRNL.EXE missing or corrupt?

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From: Per Morten og Susanne (josefson_at_online.no)
Date: 11/06/04 

Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 17:44:34 +0100

I get the error "NTOSKRNL.EXE missing or corrupt" on bootup.

in windows 2000 server I receive this error on boot up:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt.

<Root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

Please reinstall a copy of the above file.

After several failed attempts to correct this with the emergency repair
disk, I tried reinstalling from scratch, which solved the problem for a few
months. The problem has now re-occurred with the same symptoms. Windows was
installed on a different drive so that aspect can be out ruled. I do have
USB connections for camera scanner and external DVD burner on this computer.
AnY advice experts?
Per Morten

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