Guest losl(removethis) Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 WinXP Pro SP2 with ALL updates/patches installed and NTFS file system. Failed in system boot due to disk error. Booted from SP2 installation cd and started the recovery console. Run chkdsk, found some errors and fixed. re-run chkdsk 3 times reported no error. Boot again, reported win could not start becouse system32\drivers\ntfs.sys missing or corrupt. Started recovery console from cd and copied ntfs.sys from i386 in cd to c:\windows\system32\drivers. Boot still failed for the same reason. I removed the original HD and put a new HD in my PC install Win XP Pro with SP2 my PC started perfectly in Windows. I connected up the original HD as D:\, booted from c:\. The windows explorer could access d:\ without any problem. The file "ntfs.sys" (562kb 03/08/2004 1:15pm version 5.1.2600.2180.[xpsp-sp2-rtm 040803-2158]) is found in D:\windosw\system32, windows\system32\drivers and d:\windows\system32\dllcache. It seems ok becouse i could delete, copy and rename it. Running error checking in windows and chkdsk in DOS on D:\ and found no error. Again copy ntfs.sys from xp cd and from c:\windows\system32\drivers to d:\ and booting up on D:\ failed on NTFS.sys missing or corrupt.(my bios has an option of HD's booting sequence). Search Google and found MS kb930916. Download the update patch and install in C:\ copy the new ntfs.sys (561kb 09/02/2007 version 5.1.2600.3081[xpsp-sp2gdr.070209-0025])to D:\ and still failed in bootup for ntfs.sys missing or corrupt. It seems to me that there is no error in the hd also the ntfs.sys in there and healthy. Any one has any clue why my original HD failed in bootup? Is there any solution? Please help, thank you!! -- ******************************************************************************************************** Stephen Lo Vancouver, BC., CA.
Guest robert.stojanov@gmail.com Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Problem with Ntfs.sys Try this article step by step it should work for you. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822800
Guest losl(removethis) Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Problem with Ntfs.sys On 27/09/07 01:32, robert.stojanov@gmail.com wrote: > Try this article step by step it should work for you. > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822800 > Thank you!! Yes i tried this in the first instance after i got the error message. IT DOSE NOT WORK FOR ME!! As I mentioned in my post "Started recovery console from cd and copied ntfs.sys from i386 in cd to c:\windows\system32\drivers. Boot still failed for the same reason." Actual i followed exactly the instructions, step by step, in KB822800, but Windows still reports ntfs.sys missing or corrupt as starting. One thing i forgot to mentioned is the I scanned my HD with 3 antivirus softwares all reported clean, not infected. Thank you, any other suggestions are truely welcome!! -- ******************************************************************************************************** Stephen Lo Vancouver, BC., CA.
Guest Gerry Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Problem with Ntfs.sys Have you tried a Repair Install? http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ losl(removethis)" <"losl(removethis) wrote: > On 27/09/07 01:32, robert.stojanov@gmail.com wrote: >> Try this article step by step it should work for you. >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822800 >> > > Thank you!! > > Yes i tried this in the first instance after i got the error message. > IT DOSE NOT WORK FOR ME!! > > As I mentioned in my post "Started recovery console from cd and copied > ntfs.sys from i386 in cd to c:\windows\system32\drivers. Boot still > failed for the same reason." Actual i followed exactly the > instructions, step by step, in KB822800, but Windows still reports > ntfs.sys missing or corrupt as starting. > > One thing i forgot to mentioned is the I scanned my HD with 3 > antivirus softwares all reported clean, not infected. > > Thank you, any other suggestions are truely welcome!!
Guest losl(removethis) Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Problem with Ntfs.sys On 27/09/07 09:45, Gerry wrote: > Have you tried a Repair Install? > http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm > Not yet. I will consider this as my LAST option. Further info: I accessed the drive with Winternal's NTFSDOS Pro and all tests reports no error. I scanned the hd with manufacturer's (Seagate/maxtor) disk utility reports no error. Scanned ram (1024MB) with DocMemory dial tools reported no error. -- ******************************************************************************************************** Stephen Lo Vancouver, BC., CA.
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