Missing file <Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe.

Hello I recieve this error upon starting my computer I have attempted to
download a new startup disk(in moving twice I have lost the original) many
times on my laptop and it never works. I have downloaded the program to make
the six disks it begins the prompts appear I type in D for the drive and
nothing happens. I have no where left to turn.

On Apr 7, 9:52*pm, Jtown <Jt...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Hello I recieve this error upon starting my computer I have attempted to
> download a new startup disk(in moving twice I have lost the original) many
> times on my laptop and it never works. I have downloaded the program to make
> the six disks it begins the prompts appear I type in D for the drive and
> nothing happens. I have no where left to turn.

First, take a look here for possible causes and solutions. Note that
some fixes require access to the recovery console, one requires an XP
CD (or alternatively a copy of the file).

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000646.htm

Since you can't get the recovery console to work with your floppies,
try this:
It downloads directly a .zip file which contains an .iso file that has
to be burned to a CD to give a bootable Recovery Console CD:

http://users.vtlink.net/~abraxas/Files/XPRC.zip

If you don't know how to burn an image file with Nero or whatever you
have (you don't just copy it to a CD), then try this freeware:

http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

after burning the image and entering the recovery mode i followed the guide
lines on
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000646.htm
and upon typeing the expand command I recieve "this file can not be found on
the specfied directory"

"Claymore" wrote:

> On Apr 7, 9:52 pm, Jtown <Jt...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Hello I recieve this error upon starting my computer I have attempted to
> > download a new startup disk(in moving twice I have lost the original) many
> > times on my laptop and it never works. I have downloaded the program to make
> > the six disks it begins the prompts appear I type in D for the drive and
> > nothing happens. I have no where left to turn.
>
> First, take a look here for possible causes and solutions. Note that
> some fixes require access to the recovery console, one requires an XP
> CD (or alternatively a copy of the file).
>
> http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000646.htm
>
> Since you can't get the recovery console to work with your floppies,
> try this:
> It downloads directly a .zip file which contains an .iso file that has
> to be burned to a CD to give a bootable Recovery Console CD:
>
> http://users.vtlink.net/~abraxas/Files/XPRC.zip
>
> If you don't know how to burn an image file with Nero or whatever you
> have (you don't just copy it to a CD), then try this freeware:
>
> http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
>
>
>
>
>
>

On Apr 8, 1:12*pm, Jtown <Jt...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> after burning the image and entering the recovery mode i followed the guide
> lines onhttp://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000646.htm
> and upon typeing the expand command I recieve "this file can not be found on
> the specfied directory"
>
>
>
> "Claymore" wrote:
> > On Apr 7, 9:52 pm, Jtown <Jt...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > Hello I recieve this error upon starting my computer I have attempted to
> > > download a new startup disk(in moving twice I have lost the original) many
> > > times on my laptop and it never works. I have downloaded the program to make
> > > the six disks it begins the prompts appear I type in D for the drive and
> > > nothing happens. I have no where left to turn.
>
> > First, take a look here for possible causes and solutions. Note that
> > some fixes require access to the recovery console, one requires an XP
> > CD (or alternatively a copy of the file).
>
> >http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000646.htm
>
> > Since you can't get the recovery console to work with your floppies,
> > try this:
> > It downloads directly a .zip file which contains an .iso file that has
> > to be burned to a CD to give a bootable Recovery Console CD:
>
> >http://users.vtlink.net/~abraxas/Files/XPRC.zip
>
> > If you don't know how to burn an image file with Nero or whatever you
> > have (you don't just copy it to a CD), then try this freeware:
>
> >http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hello again,

As I mentioned in my previous post that fix won't work with a simple
Recovery Console. It requires the XP installation CD to copy the file
from. You could theoretically accomplish the same thing if you had a
copy of the correct file from another installation or XP installation
CD, and put it on a floppy or CD to allow you to copy it to youe
system from outside Windows..
Did you try all the other suggested fixes?