ntoskrnl exe is corrupted on windows boot.

mikedopp — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:56:00 +0000

You can use the Recovery Console on your Windows CD .
Just follow the instructions at the above link.
Once at the command prompt, type in the following commands:
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cd c:\windows\system32 copy "..\driver cache\i386\ntoskrnl.exe"

If prompted to overwite the existing file, type y and enter.
If you receive a file not found error, make sure that the path in the copy command is correct. If it is correct and you still receive the error, then try the following commands:

cd "c:\windows\driver cache\i386" expand sp1.cab -F:ntoskrnl.exe c:\windows\system32

Again, if you are prompted to overwrite the file, type y and then enter.
Also, if your OS is installed on a partition/drive other than C:, then replace any occurance of C: with the correct letter. (D: for example).
Replace any occurence of ‘windows’ with what is appropriate for your system. (winnt for example)
Reboot. Your system should start up normally.