I have Windows XP home media edition. The message reads: "Windows
could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt -
<windows root>system32ntoskrnl.exe Please re-install a copy of
the above file." The computer came with pre-installed Windows. All I
have is recovery disks. I already lost all of my data once and I can
not afford to lose it again. Please advise. I also spent hours looking
for an answer on the internet. I saw nothing that could solve my
problem.
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I've addressed this and similar questions here several times before,
but I want to revisit this because there are two important reminders
that arise out of addressing this situation.
The first, of course, is that even if Windows is pre-installed you
should always get the installation, not recovery, CDs
when you buy a new machine.
Why manufacturers think it's a good idea not to provide them
automatically is beyond me.
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