ntfs.sys is missing or corrupted

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  1. thomas234

    thomas234 Big Geek

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    Hi,

    I'm getting a message as XP SP3 starts to boot saying that windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys is missing or corrupt. I've done the usual copying it off the CD in the recovery console from both D:\i386 and C:\windows\servicepackfiles\i386, neither work. :doh:

    Also tried copying it from another XP SP3 installation via Windows 7, with no luck! Memtest says there are no errors. chkdsk fixed a load of errors, but still not working! I'll be trying a repair install tomorrow, but I really would rather not have to do that!

    Any help is appreciated!

    Thanks,

    Thomas.
     
  2. macbeton

    macbeton Guest

    Why do people insist on all that repair crap? A fresh install is always better! And if you are at least a poweruser - make your own edition of XP with nLite. It will install in 20 minutes, even on a 2GHz Celeron.
     
  3. donkey42

    donkey42 plank

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    come on Thomas you should know this

    you are correct, this is fixable from the recovery console

    what has happened is the MBR is being a tw4t

    to fix enter recovery console and run
    Code:
    chkdsk /r
    to fix any errors on HDD

    then restore the MBR with
    Code:
    FIXMBR
    and also restore the boot code with
    Code:
    FIXBOOT
    and for good measure
    Code:
    BOOTCFG /REBUILD
    to rebuild the boot configuration[ot]i'm saying you should know this crap & i couldn't find the commands - :doh:[/ot]
     
  4. Techtiger4

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  5. thomas234

    thomas234 Big Geek

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    Sorry for the long delay in replying :D

    Donkey, I'd tried them! But still no luck. In the end I had to wipe everything off and do a re-install.

    Thanks for everyones help!!

    Thomas.
     

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