subject: Handling absence or corruption of Ntfs.sys System File [print this page] Whenever we boot our computer with any Windows operating system, then we patiently wait, for the system to boot. Earlier the users had to wait for long. But with the improving technology, the whole scenario has changed. Consider, for example, the NTFS file system formatted Windows XP operating system does not take that long to boot.
But what if, after anxiously waiting for the booting of your XP computer, you encounter an error message that indicates absence or corruption of a vital system file, and your system refuses to boot after that, then what will you do? Well, don't panic. First of all, check if your backups are updated. And after that search for ways to perform windows hard drive recovery.
There are times when we boot our NTFS formatted Windows XP system. But instead of being able to work, you find the abominable message as follows:
"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: System32DriversNtfs.sys"
More often than not, this problem generally occurs when the user has converted his FAT formatted hard drive to an NTFS formatted hard drive. But, you need not panic.
In such a situation, a user can,
Use the startup disk or the Windows XP CD to restart the computer.
On reaching the 'Welcome to Setup' screen, press key 'R' to repair using recovery console.
Now you need to type the Windows installation number that needs to be accessed using the recovery console, before hitting 'enter'.
When prompted to enter password, type it, before hitting 'enter'. Otherwise, in the absence of password, just hit 'enter'.
Type the following in the command prompt before hitting 'enter' again (X refers to CD-ROM drive, and D refers to the boot partition where the problem is coming):
copy X:i386
tfs.sys D:windowssystem32drivers
This done, your Windows XP system should work fine, unless some other problem has been causing this kind of problem.
In such a situation, you will have to format the drive, and reinstall the operating system. However, the data that is lost will have to be replaced with the help of updated backup. But if you do not have a backup, then you have a problem at hand, unless you have a hard drive recovery software. These are third party windows hard drive recovery tools that comprehensively recovery data from your hard drive.
Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is a reliable software that recovers all deleted and formatted data from any hard drive. Compatible with NTFS and FAT file systems, this tool runs on all Windows platforms.
Handling absence or corruption of Ntfs.sys System File
