Comments on: “Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt” error on startup

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:02:40 +0000

mark,

I have a problem regarding about my laptop the brand is acer. The problem with it it keeps rebooting itself. And before that it shows a black screen with some options like: last known good configuration acer safe mode I clicked on last good configuration but nothing it just rebooted again.

Does it give you any error message before rebooting?
First of all, I would check memory. It’s possible that one of the memory modules is bad. Try removing memory modules one by one, and test the laptop with only one module installed.

By the way, here’s how you can save files from the hard drive.

By: mark

mark — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:28:32 +0000

I have a problem regarding about my laptop the brand is acer. The problem with it it keeps rebooting itself. And before that it shows a black screen with some options like: last known good configuration acer safe mode I clicked on last good configuration but nothing it just rebooted again. This laptop is my for my work and I have a big project.
Please tell me what to do.

Thanks
Mark.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:37:19 +0000

I also had a missing ntldr(new technology loader). try putting on a new operating system. via boot from CD. it worked for might just might work for you.

By: becky

becky — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:32:46 +0000

i have a toshiba m105 and i get the message Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
System32\Drivers\ntfs.sys or the its a different file missing: (isapnp.sys), (pci.sys), (ntdlr.sys) or sometimes it will startup just fine with no error messages and will run for awhile then get a stop error message 0×0000000a. I have made me a recover floppy disk but don’t have floppy drive, but i have another laptop that has a floppy drive and both have infared ports how do you do that or what type of cable do use to connect computer to computer

By: Milen

Milen — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:04:42 +0000

have this problem on my Dell Inspiron 1150 Laptop . Tried to check memory modules using the memory test; won’t even bbot from the CD drive.
Is this computer done or worth repairing if it’s the motherboard or memory problem? I already added memory before and at the max.

By: Saeed

Saeed — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:54:20 +0000

hi, your conclusion about the faulty memory is spot on. I also had the pci.sys error when 2 x 512mb ddr modules were fitted. After swapping them out I found that it failed to boot when one of the was installed. Luckily it was the module & not the board.
thanks for your confirmation.

By: vanessa healing

vanessa healing — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:43:23 +0000

i have a mojor problem. my son was deleting files from my laptop and he deleted a file to help the windows come up when you turn the computer on called the “NTLDR” setting and i do not know how to fiw it! It costs to much money and i would like to fix it myself if i can do you have any ideas?

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:02:34 +0000

Anthony Hartwell,
It doesn’t sound good. If the laptop cannot enter the setup menu, there could be a problem with the motherboard or BIOS.
Reflashing the BIOS is a good idea, but I’m not sure if it’s going to work. You mentioned that the laptop gets stuck when you press F2, so it might stuck when you press F12. But it worth trying. In order to reflash the BIOS you’ll have to create a bootable floppy diskette (use any other working computer) and then boot the laptop from this floppy using an external USB floppy drive.
Reseating or replacing the memory module sounds like a good idea too. Try moving the memory module form one slot to another. Try replacing it with a known good stick.
Also, you cat try this. Sometimes laptops get stuck because of a faulty hard drive. Try removing the hard drive and entering the setup menu when the hard drive is removed. Can you? If you can, apparently you have a faulty hard drive (or bad controller on the motherboard – not very likely).

By: anthony hartwell

anthony hartwell — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:09:37 +0000

when I turn on my computer the system turns on with the toshiba logo and on the bottom of screen it says
Press(F2) to enter setup,(F12) to enter multiboot selection menu
its a toshiba satellite L35 the fan comes on the hard drive light comes on for a brief second..and then the only light on is the power light ..when I press F2 it says entering setup please wait and gets stuck and only power light is on..someone mentioned flashing the memory or bios

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:40:00 +0000

Randall, You can press F8 key as soon as Toshiba logo appears on the screen. On a working laptop it should take you to the screen with boot options. BTW, in this post I covered some common problems with a Satellite A60 or A65 notebooks.