Tips and Tricks Repair Error in Windows XP
If your Windows XP corrupt, you can repair the Windows XP without re-install. Corruptness at Windows XP possibility caused by virus, misconfiguration, deleted and other. For Corruptness caused by virus you have to clean the Windows OS before repair it. To repair Windows XP OS must be prepared that is Windows XP CD with Serial Number (CD KEY).
Some Possible damages happened at your Windows XP OS :
A. NTOSKRNL Missing or Corrupt
This error is usually marked with message “NTOSKRNL not found”, it caused “ntoskrnl.exe” in “C:WindowsSystem32” missing or corrupt.
The solutions for this error that is :
- Boot your computer using Windows XP CD.
- If appear option R=Repair press R button on keyboard.
- Select where your Windows XP installed
- After entering command prompt go to your CD Drive where your Windows XP’s CD reside in.
- For example : if your CD Drive is F: type “F:” in command promt without quote
- Type CD i386.
- Type “expand ntkrnlmp.ex_ C:WindowsSystem32ntoskrnl.exe” (assumption, your Windows XP installed in drive C:. If your Windows XP installed in other drive, replace “C:” with your drive).
- Open your CD and type Exit to reboot your computer.
B. “C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32CONFIG” Missing or Corrupt
If you see error :
” Windows could not start because the following files is missing or corrupt
WINDOWSSYSTEM32CONFIGSYSTEM
WINDOWSSYSTEM32CONFIGSOFTWARE ”
To repair this error :
- Boot your computer using Windows XP CD and then press R button on keyboard If appear option R=Repair.
- Select where your Windows XP installed
- Enter administrator password if asked.
- Type CD “C:windowssystem32config”
- Type “ren software corruptsoftware” or “ren system corruptsystem”. “REN”=rename. Be used in command promt.
- Next type “copy C:windowsrepairsystem” if config/system error or type “copy C:windowsrepairsoftware” if software error.
- Then reboot your computer by typing Exit then enter.
C. NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM Not Found
Solution for the error:
- Boot your computer using Windows XP CD.
- If appear option R=Repair press R button on keyboard.
- Select where your Windows XP installed
- Go to your CD Drive where your Windows XP’s CD reside in.
- Type “COPY X:i386NTLDR C:”, if NTLDR not found
- type “COPY X:i386NTDETECT.COM C:”, if NTDETECT not found.
- reboot your computer.
One Response to “Tips and Tricks Repair Error in Windows XP”
Interesting.
Times are a changing.
I like XP but it can be tough to fix sometimes. (But it is still easier for me to understand than NT!)
Thanks for posting.