Re: locked out of windows XP ? ntoskrnl.exe

From: techman (techman_at_pdh-odp.co.uk)
Date: 03/02/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 20:07:58 -0000

Thank you for your help, as it happens I have reinstaled everything now but
I will keep a copy of your post in case it happens again. Once again
thankyou for your response.
john
"purplehaz" <software@for.me> wrote in message
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>
> 1.. Start the computer by using your Windows XP CD-ROM. Press any key to
> boot from the CD.
> 2.. After the setup files are finished loading press R to repair using
> Recovery Console.
> 3.. When you are in the recovery console, select the installation to log
> on to (usually number 1), and then press ENTER.
> 4.. Login to the Administrator account by typing the password for this
> account, and then press ENTER.
> 5.. At the recovery console command prompt, type the following command,
> and then press ENTER:
>
> For Uni-Processor systems:
> expand cd-rom:\i386\ntoskrnl.ex_ drive:\Windows\system32
>
> For Multi-Processor systems:
> expand cd-rom:\i386\ntkrnlmp.ex_ drive:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
>
>
> Cd-rom is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and drive is the drive
> letter of the hard disk on which windows is installed.
> 6.. If you receive a prompt to overwrite the file, press Y.
> 7.. Type exit, and press ENTER at the command prompt.
> techman wrote:
> > I originally had this problem about 3 months ago but got no response,
> > but now it has happened again.
> > This morning I switched on my laptop HP Pavilion running windows XP
> > home edition. The boot up stops at the windows logo screen, I cannot
> > proceed beyond this point. If I try and boot in safe mode the same
> > thing happens, I have pressed Esc during boot up I have tried all
> > options but to no avail, although I did get a message saying that the
> > file ntoskrnl.exe was missing from windows\system32. this does not
> > mean anything to me but I have attempted to replace that file by
> > allsorts of methods but I am totally locked out of my laptop.
> > Someone please help
>
>

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