Hello fine folks at vista forums. I have a laptop that refuses to boot. It is running Vista and the message I get is:
\windows\system32\ntkrnlpa.exe
Windows cannot verify the digital signature of this file
When booting to F8 startup options and choosing skip driver verification, I get a message that states Windows cannot start because the NLS data is missing or corrupt.
Things I have tried:
Boot to safe mode with no luck. Machine doesn't get past first line, "config" I believe
booting to recovery DVD
startup repair from recovery DVD and from Vista install DVD
sfc /scannow
sfc /scannow /offbootdir=e:\ /offwindir=e:\windows
sfc cannot start the repair service
searching for "pending.xml" file for sfc to run (not present)
turing windows modules installer to manual for sfc to run
running chkdsk /f /r multiple times
rebuilding BCD
bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /fixmbr
Upgrade install from DVD
Custom install from DVD (produces Windows.old, which I would like to avoid)
replacing files from install DVD such as ntkrnlpa.exe, hal.dll, etc.
loading registry hive into working system
resurrecting registry files from \windows\system32\config
system restore
loading NLS files from working Vista installation
(all files were backed up before copying files from good installation)
Please help me get this system to boot.
All data is backed up. Any help would be appreciated. I would like to avoid having to do a custom install or reinstall if possible, as I don't know how to concisely retrieve the files from Windows.old and make the system look and behave exactly as before.
Thanks for your time.
\windows\system32\ntkrnlpa.exe
Windows cannot verify the digital signature of this file
When booting to F8 startup options and choosing skip driver verification, I get a message that states Windows cannot start because the NLS data is missing or corrupt.
Things I have tried:
Boot to safe mode with no luck. Machine doesn't get past first line, "config" I believe
booting to recovery DVD
startup repair from recovery DVD and from Vista install DVD
sfc /scannow
sfc /scannow /offbootdir=e:\ /offwindir=e:\windows
sfc cannot start the repair service
searching for "pending.xml" file for sfc to run (not present)
turing windows modules installer to manual for sfc to run
running chkdsk /f /r multiple times
rebuilding BCD
bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /fixmbr
Upgrade install from DVD
Custom install from DVD (produces Windows.old, which I would like to avoid)
replacing files from install DVD such as ntkrnlpa.exe, hal.dll, etc.
loading registry hive into working system
resurrecting registry files from \windows\system32\config
system restore
loading NLS files from working Vista installation
(all files were backed up before copying files from good installation)
Please help me get this system to boot.
All data is backed up. Any help would be appreciated. I would like to avoid having to do a custom install or reinstall if possible, as I don't know how to concisely retrieve the files from Windows.old and make the system look and behave exactly as before.
Thanks for your time.