SIMILIAR PROBLEM:
Found a fix for my XP pro machine, hopefully someone else can bennifit.

I had the same problems as above.
Could not boot to XP ntfs.sys error
Every time I tried to re-install or access command console it blue screened.

1. Building new system: AMD 2600, Shuttle MN31L, KByte 2700 512M, WD120M, MSI 52X CDRW.

While install WinXP PRO the system BSOD throughout installation.
Once, I able to complete Windows installation and was installing the MB cd drivers and BSOD. After rebooting got error message 'C:\windows\system32\config\software'. I fdisked the drive and started over. And now have tried 5 times to get an error free installation.

I have changed memory,cpu, cdrom and will change hd next.
I modified cmos several times. But have not updated the bios yet.

This is brand new equipment, all have been retested in another system on different MB.

If anyone is familiar with known issues with this configuration or similiar configuration, please help.

Thanks in advance

I have the same problem all you guys have, with the exception that I have it repeated 3 times. All three machines are Compaq NX9010 laptops. I can get into the recovery console using the Win Xp boot CD. if I type DIR all I see is one file. Can any one please help me! and if possible give me step by step instruction.

What causes this error? Hardware? If so, what hardware! I have the same error. I am replacing my motherboard since it is under warranty and replacing my XP Pro disk as well.

I have had to replace 3 laptop hard drives in less than 3 weeks. Thank God for extended warranty! All these HD drives die exactly at their one-year mark. I am sure this is not a coincidence THANKS MICROSOFT! :hotbounce
After the HD is replaced and OS reinstalled everything works well!

I feel that the solution I am about to provide is probably the best one there is.. so here goes:


Before I start, let me tell you what I DID try first... I tried to use recovery console for Win XP as well as Win 2000... it didn't go anywhere.. same blue screen. Then I tried to re-install both XP and 2k.. again... same thing... Finally I tried to put my harddrive into another PC as slave...hoping I will be able to just access my drive under that computer... NOPE! It didn't even matter that the operating system and boot-up was being done on the other drive.. the mere existence of my drive on that system also gave it the same blue stop screen.. I even tried some boot-up software called PE... and same thing.. finally... this was the solution... (if you WANT to save your DATA - if you don't care about the data.. just format... but if you want your data.. this is what you MUST do...as far as I know)

I used Active Uneraser 3.0 and it has an option where it will make a bootable cd image of the software.. which takes a minute to burn... You boot-up using that cd.. and it will let you either make an image of the entire harddrive..(that option for my 60 gig would've taken 33 hours...sending to an external HD) OR you can pick individual folders and copy them over to whatever drive you want.. I used a USB one in my case... and I was surprized the software supports USB drives... in DOS... so yeah.. I'm copying right now... folder by folder... its tedious.. but if you want your data.. thats what you have to do.. after that I plan to format the old HD and always keep backups and emergency bootup discs available...
the problem... but I'm happy with my solution..

I think Norton Disk Doctor and all that crap was the problem. Removed it and this PC is much faster now

btw tnx for the solution to the prob

I've had the same problem, but in XP home. The problem has happend twice in one week. The first time it happend the system partion was Fat32, so I formated, after running chdsk in recoverory console, to NTFS(Not a quick format)

Well, it was running fine, since I partitioned the hardrive, most of my stuff was still there. I just had to reinstal drivers and programs that need regestry values.

A few days later, there were a few power falures, I figured that might have been the problem, but it was the same blue screen, woulden't load in safe mode. However, the one thing that was diffrent was that CHKDSK actualy showed a percent and took time to look at the partion, got to 50% and poduced unrecoverable erors (Before it just instantly said that the partion was bad).

I formated, reinstalled, and now it is running just fine. But I wonder if it was just a fluke that it happed twice, or is there a bad sector on my hardrive? If it is this ntfs.sys that is the problem, I'll try that replacement if it dies again. But please give me some answers to weather this is a hardrive problem or not.


I'm realy going to scream if it dies again, some of my stuff takes a long time to install.

A friend of mine found this, I'm going to try it if it happens again, but use at your own risk:

Now if only I could find my knoppix CD....

Dyamalos- I hate to break it to you, But the only fix I have found to this problem is to replace the HD. I tried formating the drive (not a quick format) and reinsatlling the OS. As you said it will work for no more then two days and crash again. So far I have had to replace 6 HD in less then 2 months on 6 laptops. After the new HD and OS is installed all is well.
I'm sorry I do't have any quick fixes!

As stated, both of the times windows died was due to an improppor shutdown. The seccond time the power did go off. It has ran a week fine. I have restarted for some of the programs I had to install. But if it does happen again, I think that I will try that meathod I posted. (Would post the link but alas, can't)

Also, laptop hardrives can breack for a number of reason, this is a full PC, not alaptop. (I've had my share with laptops...and a bad one at that)

Hi
I'm having the same problem but none of the solutions i've found online seem to be working.

1) Booting up from windows XP cd wont work because the recovery console isn't there.

2) I booted up with Linux (knoppix) and ntfs isn't working at all.

"Processing of $MFT and $MFTMirr completed successfully.

NTFS volume version is 3.1.

Setting required flags on partition... OK


3) I tried to use captive-ntfs but it isn't working either. It's quite a friggin pain in the ***. I've tried downloading the files via captive drivers acquire thing, i tried using the drivers from my windows xp cd (in the i386 folder) but captive-ntfs isn't working!

4) ....i don't know what other solutions there are.

Please help me out...i don't belieieve just trying to delete/rename/replace ONE file on an ntfs system is such a PAIN in the ***.
If there's a writable-dos-ntfs-boot thing, that would help plenty.

My HDD is working fine as i can access it via knoppix.

HELPPPP!
Thank you

Tried ebcd too, no luck.
Or maybe i did it wrong because ntfspro didn't work.

i would think that you would have conflicting drivers. or, maybe you're using a program like stylexp...they give you the option to change boot screens...and after a while...they sometimes fail...leaving you with a unbootable computer. i would tell you to NOT use the drivers for any devices from the disks...try going online and downloading the perhaps NEWER drivers. especially those for your motherboard.

Hi all. I read through most of the fixes in this thread, but one major problem I have is that I am on a laptop with no floppy drive. Monday I got the blue screen and it wouldn't boot up XP after that. Had to get an XP CD shipped over from the US (MS tell me they are regionally formatted - unlucky) and it still didn't help (can't repair or reinstall). I bought a new laptop in the interim but desperately need my files for work. Last night I bought a USB external box to connect the bad HD to the new laptop, but as soon as the Found New Hardware Wizard sees the old hard drive via USB, it crashes the new laptop. No blue screen on the new laptop, but it crashes, reboots and "Windows has recovered from a serious error." appears.

I looked at Knoppix today, but the sites I looked at downloading it from showed multiple downloads (same version, same language, different files) - which ones might I need? It seems over my head, but I have to try something. If the old HD is crashing the new laptop, is Knoppix even going to work?

Also, my old HD wasn't partitioned and since I can't access it, I don't know how to partition it (following advice previously mentioned in this thread). I'm thinking that's just not possible.

Should I pick up a new memory card and try that? I don't have a Win 2000 CD to try to boot from (although I think that probably isn't going to cut it for me anyway - based on what I've read). Should I download the Knoppix fix? If so, which one / ones do I need - and to clarify, they will boot on my old laptop from CD, right (again, no floppy drive). Or do I try the other software option - Uneraser - if so, my old laptop wasn't networked (just me remotely) - can I still try to network it P2P to the new laptop - so I can transfer the files? I'm not as advanced of most of you are, but I have a basic knowledge. I'll try anything to get these files back.

Thanks in advance for any insight!

Look man dont bother trying to fix the problem cuz the boot ntfs.sys on your drive got f^%ked. put the hd in another machine as secondary and copy all the files to that computer; format and move files all over again..... or; make an image of the drive and same as above. Before doing any of this first run scandisk and then try to repair from the win cd ( God works in mysterious ways ). If all else fails format and program all over again. One thing for sure the hd is not damaged, youll know when its damaged cuz It'll start creating bad sectors and giving you all kinds of blue screens related to memory problems when its really the hd. Send me the disk I'll assure you I'll get the data out!

The easiest thing to do is think ahead. Partition the hard drive when you get it up again, and keep windows isolated to its own partition. Thats what I did. Even though I had to reinstall a few big programs, for the most part, I had all my stuff still in tact. windows really needs just a 20gig partition to install to, that way you won't lose everything if it dies. (Unless there is a hardware malfunction, but this problem is software)

Formating is the easiest way to fix the problem, if you don't have another hard drive and don't want to bother moving the hard drive to another computer you can boot up knoppix, use somba to move files to a windows box, or SSH to move files to a Linux box.

Also, after the second format, my computer has been running fine for the passed month and no problems. This problem IS caused on by an improper shutdown.

ive got the stupid problem with the 24 error, i made the 4 boot disks, managed to get into recovery console, when i type "chkdsk c: /p" i get another bsod, "C0000139". says that "RtlcomputeCrc32" could not be located in the dynamic link library ntdll.dll.

im running xp home

how can i get chkdsk to work, how can i sort out the error when i try to use chkdsk,

also if i downloaded that linux thing, would that help at all?

btw i dont have another comp to put the hdd in

i would try going into the xp setup and going into the repair console, and when you're there, i would go with the chkdsk or fixmbr options, hopefully one of those two work....

wot does the fixmbr one do?

After 5 nights of pulling my hair out trying various XP boot methods, Knoppix, Undelete for Dos, etc...; [COLOR=SlateGray]what finally worked for me was pulling the hd & adding it to another machine[/COLOR]. In the healthy machine XPP booted from C: as usual and recognized the renegade hd as F:. XPP recommended the fix, and when I allowed it to run, it repaired the hd in minutes with minimal effort.

fixmbr fixes the master boot record...i only use this if the chkdsk doesn't already fix it for me...which is mostly in cases where the partition isn't recognized...and you'd have to use it to kind of put that partition back up...instead of just formatting and giving up...it's kind of like the final resort...