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windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys missing or corrupt

When booting up windows XP Pro, I am getting an error saying that windows\system32\divers\ntfs.sys is either corrupt or missing. I tried going into the recovery console and replacing the file, but i get a message saying that access is denied. When I try to get a directory listing of the c: drive, I get a message saying "an error occurred during directory enumeration. Help please.

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Lee W, MVP

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I also tried running chkdsk, and after 50% of completion, it said that there were numerous un-recoverable errors.

Lee W, MVP

I'd be very much leaning towards a failed disk. What kind of drive is it? Manufacturer/SATA/IDE/SCSI?

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I agree with leew. Almost all of the questions I see with the error "an error occurred during directory enumeration" end up being because of a failed hard drive. Your hard disk may be on the verge of failing. I would suggest running a disk diagnostic utility. Most disk vendors have these for free.

www.seagate.com
www.maxtor.com
www.westerndigital.com
www.quantum.com
www.ibm.com
www.storage.ibm.com/techsup/hddtech/welcome.htm
www.fujitsu.com
www.wdc.com/service/ftp/drives.html

fujitsu
http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com/download/hard-drives/#diagnostic

IBM and Hitachi
http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT

Maxtor/Quantum
http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/products/index.htm

Samsung
http://www.samsungelectronics.com/hdd/support/utilities/utilities_index.html

Seagate
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/index.html

Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/
www.westerndigital.com