Error Message That Reads: “windows Could Not Start Because The Following File Is Missing Or Corrupt

When you try to convert your file system of hard disk from FAT 32 to NTFS, you use 'convert drive: /fs:ntfs' command in the command prompt. After you use the command, the computer completes the conversion. When you restart your computer after completion of the conversion, you may recieve the error message that reads:

“Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys ”

After you recieve this error message, you are unable to start your system. This is a pure case of data loss as the data in your system are now inaccessible. To bring back your system to the working condition, you will have to replace the Ntfs.sys file and recover the inaccessible data from an updataed backup. But in absence of the proper backup, you need NTFS Data Recovery software to recover your partition and the data in the partition.

Causes:

The error message occurs if the Ntfs.sys file becomes corrupt. This error message also occurs if the Ntfs.sys file is missing.

Resolution:

The resolution to the above problem is to replace the corrupt or the missing Ntfs.sys file in the following manner:

Restart your system with Windows XP stsrtup disk
On the appearance of 'Welcome to Setup' screen, repair the Windows XP installation with 'Recovery Console' by pressing 'R'
Enter the number to denote the number of Windows installation you would access from the Recovery Console
Press ENTER
Type the following commands in the command prompt and press ENTER after each line of command:
cd \windows\system32\drivers
ren ntfs.sys ntfs.old
Type the following command in the command prompt and press ENTER: copy cd:\i386\ntfs.sys drive:\windows\system32\drivers
Here, 'cd' represents the drive letter for CD-ROM drive that has the Windows XP CD and 'drive' represents the drive in which the Windows XP is installed
Type 'quit' in the command prompt after removing the Windows XP CD from the drive. Press ENTER to exit from the 'Recovery Console'
Restart the computer

Even after performing the above procedure, you may still recieve the error message. In such condition you may require to reinstall the operating system and recover the data from an updated backup. But in absence of proper backup, you can recover your partition and the data in it by using NTFS Partition Recovery software.

Stellar Phoenix NTFS Data Recovery Software is one such tool that recovers formatted hard drives, deleted data from NTFS or NTFS file systems and data from compressed NTFS file system. The software is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.

By: Miss Rebecca Taylor

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Rebecca Taylor is an expert for writing articles and currently working for Stellar Information Systems Ltd. Stellar Information Systems specializing in data recovery including windows recovery, NTFS Partition Recovery, hard drive recovery, hard disk data recovery and data protection services and solutions.