So Vista Ultimate is chugging along ok, when i turn it on one fine morning and it says
"ntoskrnl.exe missing"
Crap.
So i unplug the drive and wack it into my Vista/XP system to see if i can just copy the file over. But of course i cant because of all these screwy permission settings.
(Oh, the file IS actually there on the 'faulty' HDD )
Then i try the Vista recovery console.
Heres the fun part...
Vista DVD (orig) boots up from any pc BUT the one with the issue.
XP tho does boot. GrrrRrrrr.
So.... any ideas on how i can do a recovery/set permissions etc so i can copy that file back over???
I cant do a straight copy, and i cant attempt to use the vista recovery console.
TIA.
Ps. Swaping over to Mac's at work right now. What a JOY! Huh... everything is already installed? No chipset, gfx, lan, audio, keyboard, mouse, wifi or bluetooth drivers to install on a million cd's. I have 2 discs for an entire office of Macs. OS, and iWork/Office. Thats IT! Then I go to install the print drivers the other day. HUH, they are already installed! You plug something in an it just works. No annoying prompts "search disk or online", it just works. M$ were happy to screw me tho by making it impossible to transfer emails from Outlook to M$ Entourage for mac. Thanks Bill. I can see how people dont feel guilty for stealing your software.
"ntoskrnl.exe missing"
Crap.
So i unplug the drive and wack it into my Vista/XP system to see if i can just copy the file over. But of course i cant because of all these screwy permission settings.
(Oh, the file IS actually there on the 'faulty' HDD )
Then i try the Vista recovery console.
Heres the fun part...
Vista DVD (orig) boots up from any pc BUT the one with the issue.
XP tho does boot. GrrrRrrrr.
So.... any ideas on how i can do a recovery/set permissions etc so i can copy that file back over???
I cant do a straight copy, and i cant attempt to use the vista recovery console.
TIA.
Ps. Swaping over to Mac's at work right now. What a JOY! Huh... everything is already installed? No chipset, gfx, lan, audio, keyboard, mouse, wifi or bluetooth drivers to install on a million cd's. I have 2 discs for an entire office of Macs. OS, and iWork/Office. Thats IT! Then I go to install the print drivers the other day. HUH, they are already installed! You plug something in an it just works. No annoying prompts "search disk or online", it just works. M$ were happy to screw me tho by making it impossible to transfer emails from Outlook to M$ Entourage for mac. Thanks Bill. I can see how people dont feel guilty for stealing your software.