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Taliesin · 08-18-2003, 01:38 AM

Help guys - I did something stupid.

I installed a new Win XP Pro boot screen by overwriting ntoskrnl.exe in windows\system32. The problem is that I installed the ordinary version when I should have used the SP1 version. Now the machine reboots at the end of the boot cycle.

So.

Is there any way I can get a command prompt (I backed up the original file)? I don't have a boot disk, and the safe mode with command prompt option still needs ntoskrnl.exe. Can I download an emergency boot disk from Microsoft?

Thanks in advance.

charliex · 08-18-2003, 01:50 AM

install the Recovery console or boot with XP CD and use the recovery console option

http://support.microsoft.com/default...p%3Bln%3Den-gb

its always a good idea to install it before disaster strikes, but its easy enough to get to after

Taliesin · 08-18-2003, 01:56 AM

Brilliant - I'll try that.

One problem is that my disks are an hour and a half's drive away, but I'm sure I can arrange something.

BoCo · 08-18-2003, 06:58 AM

Net time use BootXP to change your boot screen and you won't have any problems.

www.bootxp.net

Taliesin · 08-18-2003, 07:29 AM

charliex - I decided that the only (or, least stressful) way to sirt this was to drive to where my disks are. It's all sorted now, thanks to the Recovery Console.

BoCo - yup, BootXP next time. Thanks.

08-18-2003, 01:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Taliesin Crazy Location: Oxford, UK	o shi... - I broke my WinXP Help guys - I did something stupid. I installed a new Win XP Pro boot screen by overwriting ntoskrnl.exe in windows\system32. The problem is that I installed the ordinary version when I should have used the SP1 version. Now the machine reboots at the end of the boot cycle. So. Is there any way I can get a command prompt (I backed up the original file)? I don't have a boot disk, and the safe mode with command prompt option still needs ntoskrnl.exe. Can I download an emergency boot disk from Microsoft? Thanks in advance.

08-18-2003, 06:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
BoCo Fear the bunny Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing	Net time use BootXP to change your boot screen and you won't have any problems. www.bootxp.net __________________ Activism is a way for useless people to feel important.

08-18-2003, 01:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
charliex Junkie Location: North Hollywood	install the Recovery console or boot with XP CD and use the recovery console option http://support.microsoft.com/default...p%3Bln%3Den-gb its always a good idea to install it before disaster strikes, but its easy enough to get to after

08-18-2003, 01:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
Taliesin Crazy Location: Oxford, UK	Brilliant - I'll try that. One problem is that my disks are an hour and a half's drive away, but I'm sure I can arrange something.

08-18-2003, 07:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
Taliesin Crazy Location: Oxford, UK	charliex - I decided that the only (or, least stressful) way to sirt this was to drive to where my disks are. It's all sorted now, thanks to the Recovery Console. BoCo - yup, BootXP next time. Thanks.