Help! ntoskrnl.exe corrupt

[speedy_s]

Hi, i have got a dell d600 laptop, but today when i was switching it on i get this error:

Disk I/O error: Status = 00008002
Windows 2000 could not start because the following files is missing or corrupt:
<windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

What shall i do? I am very unfamilar with dos and a step by step instruction would be helpful.

[wenis]

Use the recovery console. Here are some links to get you started

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;314477

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/124550/EN-US/

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307654

Let me know if I can help more.

[speedy_s]

One more thing, do notebook hard disks have same connectors as desktop. What i was thinking is if i connect it to a desktop pc:
a) i can backup
b) i can copy/paste staright away.

[skattrd]

One more thing, do notebook hard disks have same connectors as desktop. What i was thinking is if i connect it to a desktop pc:
a) i can backup
b) i can copy/paste staright away.

No and no

The easiest solution if you want to take the hdd out of the laptop is to put it in a usb case (making it a portable hdd) and plug that into another machine. Then you would be able to copy stuff off it very easily.