Pc corruption - Need serious help

SolidSnake76 · 04-25-2005, 12:31 PM

ok, my idiot brother did sumthing to the god damn computer cause his laptop wouldnt send out e-mail, hookin in that mini harddrive thing in the USB port on the back. and there are none on the front so dont ask me. now i keep getting this error message when i turn it on:

windows could not start bacause the following file is missing or corrupt:
windows root>\system32
toskrnl.exe.
please reinstall a copy of the above file.

and worst, the machine doesnt want to read my XP reformat disc, what should i do? and all i want is a step by step solution, dont come in here and feed me useless BS

joejoegun · 04-25-2005, 12:47 PM

I found this...

- Insert the Microsoft Windows XP CD. Note: If you have a recovery CD or a restore CD and not a Microsoft Windows XP CD it is likely the below steps will not resolve your issue.

- Reboot the computer, as the computer is starting you should see a message to press any key to boot from the CD. When you see this message press any key.

- In the Microsoft Windows XP setup menu press the R key to enter the recovery console.

- Select the operating system you wish to fix, and then enter the administrator password.

- Type expand d:\i386
toskrnl.ex_c:\windows\system32
You will then be prompted if you wish to overwrite the file type Y and press enter to overwrite the file.

- Type exit to reboot the computer.

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04-25-2005, 12:31 PM	#1
SolidSnake76 Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 3,076 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	ok, my idiot brother did sumthing to the god damn computer cause his laptop wouldnt send out e-mail, hookin in that mini harddrive thing in the USB port on the back. and there are none on the front so dont ask me. now i keep getting this error message when i turn it on: windows could not start bacause the following file is missing or corrupt: windows root>\system32 toskrnl.exe. please reinstall a copy of the above file. and worst, the machine doesnt want to read my XP reformat disc, what should i do? and all i want is a step by step solution, dont come in here and feed me useless BS __________________ [img:sig_uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/SolidSnake76/thevet.jpg[/img:sig_uid]

04-25-2005, 12:47 PM	#2
joejoegun Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: [..$PhiLLy!..] Posts: 364 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	I found this... - Insert the Microsoft Windows XP CD. Note: If you have a recovery CD or a restore CD and not a Microsoft Windows XP CD it is likely the below steps will not resolve your issue. - Reboot the computer, as the computer is starting you should see a message to press any key to boot from the CD. When you see this message press any key. - In the Microsoft Windows XP setup menu press the R key to enter the recovery console. - Select the operating system you wish to fix, and then enter the administrator password. - Type expand d:\i386 toskrnl.ex_c:\windows\system32 You will then be prompted if you wish to overwrite the file type Y and press enter to overwrite the file. - Type exit to reboot the computer. __________________ [img:sig_uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/joejoegun/Joejoegun.jpg[/img:sig_uid]