Windows cannot start: Corrupt or missing file

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by Elliot Grossman, Jun 19, 2012.

  1. Elliot Grossman

    Elliot Grossman Bit poster

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    Apparently Windows won't start because the following file cannot be found or is corrupt:

    <Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

    How do I find this subdirectory on my iMac and how do I get a copy of ntoskrnl.exe to that location? All I see is a file:

    elliot/documents/parallels/Windows XP.pvm

    I'm running OS X Lion and Parallels 6.

    Thanks...
     
  2. ZBoater

    ZBoater Member

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    You can mount your Pvm file as a drive on your Mac using the Parallels Mounter utility. Right click on your Pvm file, choose open with, and choose Mounter. If that is not a choice, you'll need to fetch it from \library\parallels on your Mac drive.

    The ntoskrl file is on the source file/cd you installed Windows from.

    Having said all this, I don't think it's going to be as easy as copying that file. That error message seems to indicate some sort of boot corruption. Has that Pvm ever worked?
     

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