KB929338: ntoskrnl.exe is missing or corrupt

After installing KB929338 my HP Pavillion dv1000 (Win XP Home) will
not boot. I receive the error "ntoskrnl.exe is corrupt or missing."
Restoring to "last known good configuration" does not fix the
problem. Copying a pre-KB929338 version of ntoskrnl.exe into
system32\ also does not fix the problem. Furthermore, scandisk does
not fix the problem. However, reinstalling Windows via the factory-
installed repair partition does fix the problem. _Every_ time I
download and install KB929338 I get the error, and I must reinstall
Windows XP.

Aside from blocking KB929338, are there any solutions?

HP service has been friendly but unhelpful.

-Virus scans with updated definitions files from AVG free edition,
Symantec Corporate 10, and ClamAV are unremarkable.
-My entire 1gb RAM passes a memtest86 scan.
-My hdd passes a "thorough" 60-min hard disk scan from HP BIOS

<> schrieb:

> After installing KB929338 my HP Pavillion dv1000 (Win XP Home) will
> not boot. I receive the error "ntoskrnl.exe is corrupt or missing."

<selfquote>
Try downloading the update manually via DownloadCenter:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...b-dc23923d09e7

*Save* the file to a folder your harddisk (let me call it "C:\Downloads"),
do *not* execute it from within your browser.

Afterwards type the following under "Run" in the Start menu:
"C:\Downloads\WindowsXP-KB929338-x86-ENU.exe" /o

The parameter "/o" (o like overwriteOEM) should do the trick for you.
</selfquote>

HTH,
Freudi

Also see this below

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000646.htm

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Peter

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<> wrote in message news: ups.com...
> After installing KB929338 my HP Pavillion dv1000 (Win XP Home) will
> not boot. I receive the error "ntoskrnl.exe is corrupt or missing."
> Restoring to "last known good configuration" does not fix the
> problem. Copying a pre-KB929338 version of ntoskrnl.exe into
> system32\ also does not fix the problem. Furthermore, scandisk does
> not fix the problem. However, reinstalling Windows via the factory-
> installed repair partition does fix the problem. _Every_ time I
> download and install KB929338 I get the error, and I must reinstall
> Windows XP.
>
> Aside from blocking KB929338, are there any solutions?
>
> HP service has been friendly but unhelpful.
>
> -Virus scans with updated definitions files from AVG free edition,
> Symantec Corporate 10, and ClamAV are unremarkable.
> -My entire 1gb RAM passes a memtest86 scan.
> -My hdd passes a "thorough" 60-min hard disk scan from HP BIOS
>

On Mar 30, 12:56 am, "Ottmar Freudenberger" <fre...@gmx.net> wrote:
> <rcd...@gmail.com> schrieb:
>
> > After installing KB929338 my HP Pavillion dv1000 (Win XP Home) will
> > not boot. I receive the error "ntoskrnl.exe is corrupt or missing."
>
> <selfquote>
> Try downloading the update manually via DownloadCenter:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...D=3af7dcc4-e3a...
>
> *Save* the file to a folder your harddisk (let me call it "C:\Downloads"),
> do *not* execute it from within your browser.
>
> Afterwards type the following under "Run" in the Start menu:
> "C:\Downloads\WindowsXP-KB929338-x86-ENU.exe" /o
>
> The parameter "/o" (o like overwriteOEM) should do the trick for you.
> </selfquote>
>
> HTH,
> Freudi

Problem solved. Thanks!