Friday, August 14, 2009


"Missing or Corrupt Ntfs.sys" Error Message When You Restart Windows XP After You Convert Your Hard Disk to the NTFS File System

RESOLUTION:
To resolve this problem, you must replace the missing or corrupted Ntfs.sys file. To do so, follow these steps:
Start your computer with the Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. You are prompted with the following option:
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R
When you are prompted with this option, press R to select it.
At the command prompt, type the following commands (press ENTER after each command): cd \windows\system32\drivers ren ntfs.sys ntfs.old

Note: This step renames the corrupted Ntfs.sys file to Ntfs.old. If the Ntfs.sys file is not found, then the file was
missing. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
copy cd:\i386\ntfs.sys drive:\windows\system32\drivers
Where cd is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive that contains the Windows XP CD, and drive is the drive that you installed Windows XP to.
Remove the Windows XP CD from your CD-ROM drive, type quit, and then press ENTER to quit the Recovery Console.

Restart Windows XP


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