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What's yowhen i try to start the comp. it tells me at the windows boot manager that i have the options to repair but if there is no disk call manufacturer because it tells me that the file ntoskrn

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If you can somehow get to a dos prompt (black screen with white writing) then you can fix it without a repair disc or system disc. If not, just borrow a Repair Disc or Operating System Disc from a neighbor, friend, family member or co-worker. Just make sure that the disk is the same as your operating system. Look at your Certificate of Authentication (COA) Sticker that is affixed to you laptop. Most times it is on the bottom or inside the battery compartment. It will tell you which operting system you have and it will have a series of 5 letters and numbers which is your product key. If you have Windows Vista Home Premium, or Windows 7 Home Premium, or Windows XP Professional, then borrow that type of operating system disc or repair disc.

You will need a operating system disk or a repair disk to fix it. Insert it in the drive then boot from it. You want to get to a dos command prompt (black screen with white lettering) and type the following commands. Press ENTER after each command.
bootrec.exe /fixmbr
bootrec.exe /fixboot
bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd

Reboot and see if the problem is solved. If not get back to the dos command prompt and run the check disk utility.

To run the check disk utility you will need a repair disc or a operating system disc. Put the disc in the cd drive and boot from it. You want to get to the Dos Command Prompt (Black screen with white letters) and type the following command: chkdsk /r
Check disk will run well over an hour or two and you will notice the percentages going from high to low, this is normal. Let it run to completion. Then reboot machine.

If check disk fails to solve your problem you might have to reinstall windows. Try doing a Repair Install that way you don't loose your data, documents, music, pictures, videos or programs.

In windows xp you get to the dos command prompt by selecting R for repair when the options appear.

In Vista and Windows 7 you want to get to the recovery console and look down at the bottom of the window for the Dos Command.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 04, 2008

SOURCE: Compaq Evo N610c HD error message

You need a disk. Borrow the same O/s disk from some IT person Or contact Microsoft / or HP authorised dealer they will be provide the disk.

Use repair option, (Else You will loose the data)
If you donot need data format and reinstall the Operating system.
Regards
Rafique

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 17, 2009

SOURCE: Windows won't start

The ntoskrnl file (NT operating system kernel file) is one of the main Windows file. You can repair this file by inserting the Windows CD install disk and boot up with this CD. Follow the instructions to Install Windows but ignore the first Repair instruction (unless you have a repair disk sually a floppy disk) continue until you get a 2nd repair request, then select this repair.
Windows install will then copy the main files and overright the corrupted ones. (your data and programs should remain intact).
If you still have problems you most likely have to install Windows again.

Best of luck, hope this works out for you, it is a pain having to install Windows again, sometimes it can't be helped.

Anonymous

  • 27 Answers
  • Posted on May 17, 2009

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

Do you have a Windows CD that came with your computer? If so do you know how to boot from it by inserting it into the drive and then pressing F12 just after you switch on your PC? If you can do this then you could try the "repair" option from Windows Setup, this might fix your missing PC problem.

Paul Hutchinson

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  • Posted on May 17, 2009

SOURCE: I can't afford a brand new Windows XP boot disk Where

You should be able to download that file from microsoft, or try googleing "ntoskrnl.exe"
I done it for a missing dll file and found many places to download for free.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 05, 2011

SOURCE: ntoskrn.exe file corrupt or missing

You will have to get an OS from some where. If you have the Microsoft key on your machine then to borrow a disk is fine as you own a version of the software.
Otherwise purchase a new version. Ebay is competitive.
Hope that helps.

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