Solution: |
If that file is missing, it can usually be recovered from the
installation directory by the following steps.
(characters to type are in red.)
- Open a command prompt window
This can be done by choosing "Run..." from the start menu and entering
cmd in the dialog box and
pressing return.
- Type cd C:\WINDOWS\i386 and
press return
- Type EXPAND AUTOEXEC.NT_
AUTOEXEC.NT and press return
Note the space after NT_.
- Type COPY AUTOEXEC.NT ..\SYSTEM32
and press return
Note the space between NT and
the two periods before the slash.
The system should respond with the message: 1 file(s) copied.
If you cannot find the folder C:\WINDOWS\i386 (or can't find the file
AUTOEXEC.NT_ ), use the Windows SEARCH procedure to locate the AUTOEXEC.NT_ file. Then
go to the folder that contains the file, and
start at Step 3 above. |