ntoskrnl.exe in external usb recovery drive missing or corrupt.

dmvonsec
dmvonsec Member Posts: 3 New User
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I've been trying to make a recovery usb drive for my Aspire m5-583p, and after I patched the software, I finally got something I thought would work. I tried to boot from it to test it, (after changing the boot order, of course) and I got a windows 8 style blue screen of death about ntoskrnl.exe being missing or corrupt. How do I fix this recovery drive so I can save my laptop if it fails. I have to go with USB by the way, because I don't have an optical drive, or a recovery disc from acer.

 

Can anyone help me?

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  • Vince53
    Vince53 Member Posts: 805 Practitioner WiFi Icon

    There are several possible explanations.

     

    1) Try to start it up buy unplug your keyboard as soon as you can. A bad keyboard cable might cause the error.

    2) Check in My Computer to make sure that the letter of your hard drive hasn't been changed.

    3) Try to re-install from your installation disk. If it gives you an option to "Repair," try it. If you get the option to return to last good configuration, that often works.

  • dmvonsec
    dmvonsec Member Posts: 3 New User

    1. I have a laptop, so unpluging the keyboard is a no-go.

    2. The hard drive letter of my system hard drive, and the recovery drive I made are the same as before.

    3. As I said, I do not have an installation disc. I only have the recovery software that came with the laptop, so I'm trying to create something that can bring the computer back from the dead if I ever need to replace the hard drive.

     

    How do I fix the ntoskrnl.exe problem on this external drive I have made?

  • Vince53
    Vince53 Member Posts: 805 Practitioner WiFi Icon

    I've researched your problem, and this error often occurs with older Operating Systems, not Windows 8. Sometimes, the problem occurs when an older computer is upgraded to Windows 7, but I can find nothing about this problem occurring in Windows 8. The missing file appears to be necessary to start Windows XP, and your Bios might be confused.

     

    If you can, boot into Safe Mode. Sometimes, if you start the computer in Safe Mode, your rig will solve the problem itself. If not, try to re-install your original Operating System from Safe Mode.

     

    If all else fails, type ntoskrnl.exe won't start in Windows 7 (I know you´re using Windows 8, but it´s the closest I can get) and try some of their solutions.

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