2:08 PM
Oliver Powell
You may already heard about different type of BSOD errors that can occur in your PC or Laptop and may leaves you with no choice other than complete formatting or fresh Windows installation. BSOD(Blue Screen of Death) problems are genetic in almost every version of Windows due to various issues such as hard disk failure, corrupted file system, corrupt/missing boot.ini files etc.
I had explained about the easy steps to find the reasons behind BSOD errors by Configuring Windows to Save minidump Files before. Minidump files are the system files that contain the detailed information about error that log into your system recently. It is difficult to decipher information contained in the minidump files and you need to download blue screen view which can extracts required information of minidump files and let you know the cause behind BSOD error, time of occurrence, the corresponding driver that causes the problem and other.
If BSOD error occurs due to ntoskrnl.exe file, then Window will show you the following message:
“Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe. Please re-install a copy of the above file.”
I had explained about the easy steps to find the reasons behind BSOD errors by Configuring Windows to Save minidump Files before. Minidump files are the system files that contain the detailed information about error that log into your system recently. It is difficult to decipher information contained in the minidump files and you need to download blue screen view which can extracts required information of minidump files and let you know the cause behind BSOD error, time of occurrence, the corresponding driver that causes the problem and other.
If BSOD error occurs due to ntoskrnl.exe file, then Window will show you the following message:
“Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe. Please re-install a copy of the above file.”
How to fix ntoskrnl.exe file corruption that occur due to following causes
Keyboard Issue:
If the keyboard driver is Corrupted or any problem with keyboard circuit, you have to replace it with new keyboard.
Replace Missing or Corrupted ntoskrnl.exe
In most cases, corrupted or missing ntoskrnl.exe causes BSOD error on Windows and to recover from it, you need to invest some time and effort. Just follow some easy steps and see if this can resolve your issue:
- Insert Windows XP installation CD into cd-rom and then restart the system
- Press 'F10' or 'space' to boot the system, from the CD ROM
- Once you reached at the setup menu, find the option 'Recovery Console' for which you have to press 'R'
- If you had set any administrator password previously, then enter the password and hit 'Enter'
- At the command prompt, type expand d:\i386\ntoskrnl.ex_ c:\windows\system32(at the place of d, you have to enter the CD ROM drive letter)
- Press 'Y' when prompted to overwrite the file
- Type 'exist' and then restart the system
Boot.ini file is missing:
At times, when boot.ini is heavily damaged or corrupted and you need to know well about how to replace boot.ini file with new one. You can find the detailed steps about system inaccessibility due to boot.ini file and steps to recover from it from one of my previous article.
Corrupted or Damaged Hard disk:
If you are using old hard drives with lots of program installed and data stored onto it, there is a maximum probability of hard disk corruption. You can take help from system utilities to fix minor issue but remember that this issue will not going to work if the hard disk is heavily damaged or corrupted.
- Open 'My Computer'
- Right click on any one of your local drive, and select 'properties'
- Click on the tab named 'Tools' and find the frame named 'Error Checking'
- Click on 'Check now'
- Pop up window will appear where you have to check both boxes stating 'Automatically fix file system errors' & 'Scan For and attempt recovery of Bad Sectors'
- Click on Start
- Windows will restart when Disk checking complete.
