ntoskrnl.exe missing or corrupt

[TW]Sponge · 17 Feb 2012 at 17:14

Hi guys, not sure is this is the right place or not.

My mate has given me his netbook to fix. And on start-up, the above happens. It says I need to re-install the file or something. But as this is a netbook and has no cd-drive, how would I go about doing this? Has anybody experienced this before?

Thanks.

ChrisD. · 17 Feb 2012 at 17:44

Can you get into safemode?

If not, put Windows onto a USB stick and boot from that. Plenty of instructions on how to do so if you Google it.

[TW]Sponge · 17 Feb 2012 at 17:56

MilanoChris said:
Can you get into safemode?

If not, put Windows onto a USB stick and boot from that. Plenty of instructions on how to do so if you Google it.

No can't get into safemode. I'm not sure on the OS, i presume it's winxp for most netbooks?

ChrisD. · 17 Feb 2012 at 18:05

Depends when the netbook was made. Whatever OS it is, put that on a USB stick and boot from it and perform a repair.

[TW]Sponge · 13 Mar 2012 at 10:10

MilanoChris said:
Depends when the netbook was made. Whatever OS it is, put that on a USB stick and boot from it and perform a repair.

How do I make the USB stick bootable? I'm not sure if it is or not.

paradigm · 13 Mar 2012 at 10:16

[TW]Sponge;21461173 said:
How do I make the USB stick bootable? I'm not sure if it is or not.

http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197

bledd · 13 Mar 2012 at 10:30

Use YUMI to chuck ubuntu on a usb stick.

From here, copy off the files you want to backup.

Now either figure out which Windows it is, or ask the owner. Then google 'windows x install from USB' and follow that guide

[TW]Sponge · 13 Mar 2012 at 10:39

paradigm said:
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197

Thanks mate.

[TW]Sponge · 16 Mar 2012 at 11:26

Is there any way of restoring it instead of re-installing the whole OS? I only have a 4gb USB stick you see.

Dano · 16 Mar 2012 at 11:31

Look at the COA to ascertain the windows version, I'd also recommend running a drive diagnostic to make it is in good health before attempting to repair it. Often see these sort of issues fixed simply by running a chkdsk /r too. If those fail move on to replacing the files or doing a repair install.

[TW]Sponge · 16 Mar 2012 at 12:10

Dano said:
Look at the COA to ascertain the windows version, I'd also recommend running a drive diagnostic to make it is in good health before attempting to repair it. Often see these sort of issues fixed simply by running a chkdsk /r too. If those fail move on to replacing the files or doing a repair install.

Thanks for the reply, however I have no idea how to do these things! Care to re-write for a software noob?

[TW]Sponge · 19 Mar 2012 at 18:15

Please help!

chaosophy · 19 Mar 2012 at 20:00

Have a look at googleing 'hiren boot cd usb' and then 'hiren ntoskrnl', plenty of possible hits and ways to look at potential fixes.

ntoskrnl, is weird one sometimes, I've even seen it fixed by replacing corrupt registry files in the past.

[TW]Sponge · 19 Mar 2012 at 20:07

chaosophy said:
Have a look at googleing 'hiren boot cd usb' and then 'hiren ntoskrnl', plenty of possible hits and ways to look at potential fixes.

ntoskrnl, is weird one sometimes, I've even seen it fixed by replacing corrupt registry files in the past.

Thanks man, will check it out.

[TW]Sponge · 21 Mar 2012 at 18:25

Right, I have got hirens on a usb stick. I ran Minixp and did a drive check thingy and that didn't work. Now I'm lost! Any ideas on what I can do?

Cheers

3dcandy · 21 Mar 2012 at 19:47

might be time to reinstall...4gb memory stick is good for xp, it fits on a cd!

Beerbaron · 21 Mar 2012 at 19:55

does the netbook have a recovery partition that you can repair the install from?

[TW]Sponge · 21 Mar 2012 at 20:38

Beerbaron said:
does the netbook have a recovery partition that you can repair the install from?

How can I find that out?

3dcandy · 21 Mar 2012 at 20:42

what netbook is it?

[TW]Sponge · 22 Mar 2012 at 18:02

Acer aspire one. Need to fix it in an hour loool.