1. Repair Install
If your windows damaged or corrupt when you don't have another operating system to boot, you can do the repair installation that works as first time the good configuration. Make sure you have the windows xp valid key, the entire process will take less than 1 / 2 or 1 hour, depending on your computer spec. If your computer asked for administrator password, you should choose the second choice (Repair Option). Insert your Windows XP CD and do the boot from the CD. When it comes the second repair option R = Repair, press the R key, this will start the repair. Press the F8 key to agree the next process "I Agree at the Licensing Agreement" then press the R button when the directory where you installed Windows XP. Usually C: \ WINDOWS
Next will be checked drive C: and start copying files and automatically restart if necessary. Let your CD in the drive and you will see a picture of "progress bar" that is part of the improvement, he looks like a normal XP installation normally, including "Collecting Information, dynamic Update, Preparing Installation, Installing Windows, finalizing the Installation ". When asked, click the Next button, when asked to enter a key, enter your valid Windows XP key.
Normally you want to remain in the Domain or Workgroup name the same. The computer will restart then you will have the same screen as the activation of the system when a normal installation. Register if you want (usually not necessary). Done!
Now you can log in with your existing account.
2. NTOSKRNL Missing or Corrupt
If you find an error message that "NTOSKRNL not found" / NTOSKRNL not found, do this:
- Insert the Windows XP CD and boot from the CD.
- Press the R key
- Press the number that corresponds with the location of the Windows installation you want to repair.(Usually # 1)
- Change to your the CD Drive.
- Write: CD i386
- Write: expand ntkrnlmp.ex_ C:\Windows\System32\ntoskrnl.exe
- If Windows XP is installed elsewhere, change according to location.
- Remove your CD and type EXIT
3. HAL.DLL Missing or Corrupt
If you get errors related to corrupted or missing hal.dll file, it is possible, BOOT.INI file has incorrect configuration (misconfigured).
- Insert the Windows XP CD and boot from the CD.
-At options appear first R = Repair , pressthe R key
- Press the number that corresponds with the location of the Windows installation you want to repair.(Usually # 1)
- Write: bootcfg / list (Featured content / input on the current BOOT.INI file)
- Write: bootcfg / rebuild (Improve the configuration of the BOOT.INI file)
- Remove your CD and type exit
4. Directory \ WINDOWS \ SYSTEM32 \ CONFIG Damaged or Missing
If you get an error text like this, "Windows could not start because the following files is missing or corrupt
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE"
You can do
-Insert the Windows XP CD and boot from the CD.
-At options appear first R = Repair , press the R key
- Press the number that corresponds with the location of the Windows installation you want to repair.(Usually # 1)
- Enter the administrator password if necessary.
- Write: cd \ windows \ system32 \ config
- Next depending on the location of the damage: Write: software software.error or ren system system.error
- Next again also depends on the location of the damage:
- Write: copy \ windows \ repair \ system
- Write: copy \ windows \ repair \ software
- Remove your CD and type exit
5. NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM Not Found
If you find an error that NTLDR is not found when booting:
a. For the type of FAT partition
Please you to boot from your Win98 floppy and copy the files NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM
from the i386 directory to the drive stem / root (root) C: \
b. For the type of NTFS partition
- Insert the Windows XP CD and boot from the CD.
-At options appear first R = Repair , pressthe R key
- Press the number that corresponds with the location of the Windows installation you want to repair.
- Usually # 1
- Enter the administrator password if necessary.
- Enter the following command, where X: is the address of the CD ROM drive (adjust).
- Write: COPY X: \ i386 \ NTLDR C \:
- Write: COPY X: \ i386 \ NTDETECT.COM C: \
- Remove your CD and type exit