Re: <Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe.

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Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because of a Computer Disk Hardware
Configuration Problem
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314477

How Do I Rectify A Missing or Corrupt Ntoskrnl Error
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_rectify_a_missing_or_co1.htm

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"Monica" <Monica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| My son got a new laptop for Christmas which is running Windows XP home
| edition. When tried to boot up there was othing there even in safe mode. We
| tried all the system recovery options and are left wiht this message, Windows
| could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:<Windows
| root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe. PLease re-install a copy of the above file. What
| do we need to do to fix this?


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