Repair Windows XP

Windows XP is the most popular operating system. It is widely used more than Windows 98. Sometimes it occurred problems when successfully not shutdown.

These errors are described and solutions of these errors are given. It is very common errors, which occurs sometimes. We have only the solutions, if some problems occurs in Windows XP, then format the system for solving out. Since Here I am describing these errors as below:    

   1.       Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:

\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\CONFIG\\SYSTEM

You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup
using the original Setup CD-ROM.

Select ‘R’ at the first screen to start repair.

Solution: It renders PCto inaccessible from std. boot process of Win XP. You open the system in SAFE MODE. You can also use FIXBOOT & FIXMBR commands in Windows Recovery Console. It causes blue screen errors.

     2.      Windows NT could not start because the below file is missing or corrupt:

X:\\WINNT\\System32\\Ntoskrnl.exe

Windows NT could not start because the below file is missing or corrupt:

X:\\WINNT\\System32\\HAL.dll

NTLDR is Missing
Press any key to restart

Invalid boot.ini
Press any key to restart

Solution: You can repair these errors by Windows Recovery Console using windows installation. You have to go to root letter of your installation(C:) and use eight commands and reboot the system. This process is called BOOTCFG/Rebuild, which is complete diagnostic of the OS loaded into the recovery console. The main use of command is to replace or remove or repair any system files, which are caused OS to load successfully. It repairs following files.

•   Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) 
• Corrupt registry hives (\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\CONFIG\\xxxxxx) 
•  Invalid BOOT.INI filesA corrupt NTOSKRNL.EXE
•  A missing NT Loader (NTLDR)

NOTE: The command process may apply to other types of blue screens or Hive/HAL/INI/EXE/DLL-related stop errors.

Now step by step solutions for solving your PC’s issues…

Getting to the Windows Recovery Console

1.      Configure your computer to boot from CD.

2.      Put WinXP CD into you CD/DVD drive.

3.      Press any Key to Boot from CD/DVD message appears, then press any key.

4.      Now process begins and wait for the following screens appears…

5.      Press R to open Recovery Console.

6.      Select a valid installation(number “1”) and hit Enter key.

7.      If there is an admin password then type and press Enter Key. New screens appears…

8.      Now use eight commands for repairs your PCs, which are as follows….

a.       C:\CD ..

b.      C:\ATTRIB -H C:\\boot.ini

c.       C:\ATTRIB -S C:\\boot.ini

d.      C:\ATTRIB -R C:\\boot.ini

e.       C:\del boot.ini

f.       C:\BOOTCFG /Rebuild

g.      C:\CHKDSK /R /F

h.      C:\FIXBOOT

9.      Now Use CD command at command prompt to the basic root of C:

10.  Now we are here C:\>. We can repair the OS and that begins with modifying the attributes of the BOOT.INI file

11.  BOOT.INI is main file to load OS. It hidden from our eyes and it is undeletable system file. You can only read this file using three commands, which are as follows…

a.       C:\ATTRIB -H C:\BOOT.INI

b.      C:\ATTRIB -R C:\BOOT.INI

c.       C:\ATTRIB -S C:\BOOT.INI

12.  Now type DEL BOOT.INI

13.  Next step, the BOOTCFG/REBUILD command which searches for pre-existing installations of WinXP and rebuilds essential components of OS. It recompiles the BOOT.INI.

14.  Now type CHKDSK /R /F at C:\> prompt for checking disk.

15.  Now type FIXBOOT . This writes a new boot sector of HDD. If Windows Recovery Console asked about “Sure you want to write a new bootsector to the partition C: ?” just hit “Y,” then enter to confirm your decision.

16.  Now type EXIT