i havea problem with my computer. i cannot boot my windows xp. what is the problem?

Question

while booting i get the error that the file ntfs.sys could not be loaded.when reinstalling win xp,i get the message that another .sys file could not be loaded. what is the problem?

when i turn on my computer, while booting win xp from hard disk, i get the following message: the file ntfs.sys could not be loaded. i tried to reinstall win xp with a bootable cd. when the setup is loading files and hardwares, i get the following error: the file .sys could not be loaded. i tried removing my hard disk to ensure it has nothing to do with it but makes no difference.

Answer 1

It si maybe a Virus but can also be a problem with the hard disk... You should try formatting and reinstalling windows again. If problem persists you should make a surface scan in the disk.. It can have bad sectors or something

Answer 2

Incase your system doesn't have pc restore enabled( the hidden partition), follow these steps.

1.) Insert the Windows XP CD into your CD-ROM and reboot your pc

2.)Allow the basic setup files to load into memory

3.)At the Welcome to Setup screen press R

4.) This will start the Recovery console and the list of Windows installations will appear

5.) As you only have one installation on your PC you need to press the number which is relevant to your installations location. This, obviously will typically be 1

6.) You will need to enter your Administrator password. If you are using Windows XP Home edition the administrator password is blank by default so simply press Enter

7.) At the Recovery Console command prompt type: cd \windows\system32\drivers

8.) Next press Enter

9.) The windows system 32 drivers directory will now open

10.) Now type: ren ntfs.sys ntfs.old

11.) Again press Enter

12.) If a message appears telling you that the Ntfs.sys file was not found, then the file is actually missing rather than corrupt

13.) The above command will change the name of your corrupt file from Ntfs.sys to Ntfs.old

14.) Now type the following at the command prompt substituting the X (after copy) with the drive letter of your CD and the X (after drive) with the drive letter of your hard drive. The hard drive usually being the C:/ drive

15.) copy X:\i386\ntfs.sys drive X:\windows\system32\drivers

16.) Remove the Windows XP CD from your CD-ROM

17.) Now in the command prompt type: Exit

18.) Restart your PC to make sure the problem has been rectified.

If you have a pc restore enabled, you can simply restore the system by pressing ctrl and F11 at the bootup.

Furthermore, if you have your system restore, you can restore your computer to an earlier date when your system was working just fine. to do so,

start>all programs>accessories>system tools>system restore and follow the instructions that follow.
These steps will resolve your issue. Thats a 100% success situation.

Answer 3

This message means the boot loader for Windows XP is corrupt. The hard disk may have damage or the file is just lost on the drive. If that's the case you can look on Yahoo! search to find the file, place it in the correct directory and register it in Windows XP.

Of course you could just reinstall xp.

Answer 4

try to recover the xp through your xpbootable cd...in that auto recovery is there...! other wise while instaling you can give another path or drive...!

Answer 5

throw away your pc, buy a Mac and spare yourself a lot of anguish

Answer 6

virus?