This article addresses the case where you receive the following message when attempting to start Windows NT\/2000\/XP\/2003:<\/p>\r\n
Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: Or:<\/p>\r\n Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: This problem can have a number of causes, but if it began occurring after performing some operation with BootIt BM, the most likely cause is that the BOOT.INI file does not point to the correct partition number where the Windows directory is located.<\/p>\r\n \u00a0To resolve this issue, you need to do one of these two things:<\/p>\r\n You will need to choose method (1) above if the partition(w)<\/em> entry in BOOT.INI references an invalid partition number (e.g. if it points to partition(3)<\/em>, but you only have 2 partitions).\u00a0 In other cases, you can choose either method.<\/p>\r\n If you choose to edit BOOT.INI and leave the contents of MBR Details as-is, proceed as follows:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n If you choose to edit the MBR Details and leave BOOT.INI as-is, proceed as follows:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n Also refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:<\/p>\r\n Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because of a Computer Disk Hardware Configuration Problem<\/a><\/p>\r\n \"Windows NT Could Not Start...Ntoskrnl.exe\" error message<\/a><\/p>\r\n
\r\n<Windows directory>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
\r\nPlease re-install a copy of the above file.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n
\r\n<Windows directory>\system32\hal.dll
\r\nPlease re-install a copy of the above file.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n
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