Comments on: How to fix "Missing or corrupt NTFS.sys" error in Windows XP

By: Isar

Isar — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:39:29 +0000

For All: The “Missing or corrupt Ntfs.sys” message will occur if you have bad memory. It will happen in both WinXP and 2003 Server OSs. Just had it happen again on an older machine with 2003 server. The server quit over a weekend..no software changes had been made.

To troubleshoot, remove or replace one stick of memory at at time.

We really appreciate the folks who had made entries above that pointed to bad memory. We’re now back up and running.

Microsoft should update its Knowledge Base to indicate that this is a very possible cause of “Missing or corrupt Ntfs.sys” error message.

Thanks, Online-Tech-Tips!

Isar

By: Bo Miller

Bo Miller — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:04:57 +0000

I tried the approach, but neither a Bart PE or a Windows XP Install cd could do anything; it just kept bluescreening me with ntfs.sys-errors.
Then I moved the hd to another (fully functional) PC and changed the scsi id to something available and it STILL gave me the exact same bluescreen! Hmf!
With the hard drive disconnected, I can boot from cd all I want. RAM test gives no errors in this condition.

Well, tried to scan the physical drive with a tool from the Adaptec controller, found & fixed some errors. If that doesn’t cut it, I’ll clean up the RAM sticks as a last option. If not, I’ll officially declare the hard drive dead, and drink myself off the fence instead. Hah!

Morale: excellent guide, but ntfs.sys errors seemingly can occur in situations not repairable. Bugger!

By: Marcos

Marcos — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:20:52 +0000

Hi, I have same problem too. So I repair my windows installation and works fine, but them when I re-apply windows uptades on next reboot, the problem reappears.

By: Judith

Judith — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:52:56 +0000

Hi, did a repair install of windows xp having tried absolutely everything and getting nowhere. It worked and I am up and running again. Thanks a mill.

By: vernon harripersadh

vernon harripersadh — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:17:03 +0000

guys — easiest way possible ..
get your hands on hirens boot disk 9.7
start mini xp from the cd
replace missing files from the repair directory

works like a charm

By: clara

clara — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:57:45 +0000

Thank u!!! It solved my missing or corrupt NTFS.sys problem!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:53:15 +0000

My computer says plug and play error. I reinstalled windows xp and it did not fix it…

By: SkyWolf

SkyWolf — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:00:06 +0000

I had same error for two days now. I was changing some parts, so it’s a good idea to unplug and plug-in again the hdd data cable. It worked for me. Sometimes the bios just gets bugged and pc is not working normally.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:09:33 +0000

I am doing a installation shown above, but the setup portion that examines the disk is stuck at 75% for more than and hour what should I do?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:07:58 +0000

I had the same issue but when i installed an additional stick of memory that caused the corrupt NTFS.sys file. After removing the memory the computer boots normally.

By: james

james — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:30:33 +0000

I had this same problem except i didn’t update anything. It randomly crashed and i recieved the error message. All i had to do was restart it a few times and it worked for me. Sadly as i was writing this message it did it again. I’m using the pc now that apperently has corrupt ntfs.sys file i don’t get it. It’s either broke or it isn’t.

By: lungsug

lungsug — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:03:05 +0000

Yes Stephen, you can use your knoppix disk to copy your files onto a floppy drive or a external HDD. Not sure if you can copy to a flash drive but i guess worth a try. i used knoppix one time to get info off a disk that would not boot.

By: Rifai

Rifai — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:36:53 +0000

thx, its solve my problems !

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:26:41 +0000

My parents desktop had the ntfs.sys error. Took it home and repaired it using the geekstogo startup disk. When I took it back to parents’ house,ntfs.sys error right away. Tried to repair using the same disk – chkdsk failed- unrecoverable error. Took out the RAM sticks, cleaned & replaced them. Instant cure

By: Fabri

Fabri — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:21:38 +0000

Hi all, i tried using ERD Commander from Microsoft , it took some time to detect my drive and only detected a bad MBR and corrupted partitions and di , but funny thing is if i use a linux distro live cd , it detects my hd and all the data right away , i can even open my files. Is it possible to use my linux live cd to move the files to a safe heaven? how to do that??