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duncod2 · 05-03-2007, 11:19 PM

Hi, i tried microsofts suggestion of renaming it to ntfs.old, then recopying it from the "disk" to c:\windows\system32\drivers.

recovery console came installed on my computer, so i did
"copy d:\i386\ntfs.sys c:\windows\system32\drivers"
it copied it back into it, so when i checked "dir c:\windows\system32\drivers" both "ntfs.old" and "ntfs.sys" were there.

i typed exit and my pc rebooted and i had the same ERROR.

my pc is a compaq presario s6500nx

before having this error i had the same error except instead of SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\NTFS.SYS it was SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ISAPNP.SYS

i fixed that error the same way and it worked, so i am confused

as soon as i fixed the ISAPNP.SYS, i rebooted and the new error came up.

I have been locked out of my pc since Friday!! PLEASE HELP!

sorry for the length of post

THanks in advance!

05-03-2007, 11:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
duncod2 Newb Techie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2	windows can't start because the file is missing or corrupt: SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\NTFS.sys Hi, i tried microsofts suggestion of renaming it to ntfs.old, then recopying it from the "disk" to c:\windows\system32\drivers. recovery console came installed on my computer, so i did "copy d:\i386\ntfs.sys c:\windows\system32\drivers" it copied it back into it, so when i checked "dir c:\windows\system32\drivers" both "ntfs.old" and "ntfs.sys" were there. i typed exit and my pc rebooted and i had the same ERROR. my pc is a compaq presario s6500nx before having this error i had the same error except instead of SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\NTFS.SYS it was SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ISAPNP.SYS i fixed that error the same way and it worked, so i am confused as soon as i fixed the ISAPNP.SYS, i rebooted and the new error came up. I have been locked out of my pc since Friday!! PLEASE HELP! sorry for the length of post THanks in advance!