Kernel is the central part of the operating system, responsible for establishing communication of various programs and data processing applications with the hardware in a secure manner. It manages the system's resources and bridges the gap between hardware and software components of the system.
But, no computer component or file is immune to corruption, and the same is the case with the kernel. It gets corrupted owing to reasons like power failure, improper system shutdown, malfunctioning operating system, etc. Corruption in kernel causes the system to become unbootable and hence the hard drive data becomes inaccessible. But, you can always use a backup file to restore your data. However, if the backup refuses to do so or if it is not available, then you need to use a good-quality NTFS recovery application to recover your data successfully.
Imagine a particular situation – Suppose, when you try to boot your NTFS based system, the system suddenly hangs after the Power On Self Test (POST), and an error message pops up that states:
“A kernel file is missing from the disk.
Insert a system disk and restart the system.”
The system fails to boot after this error message appears.
Cause:
The above stated error message may occur, if the NTFS disk data structure, that is stored in the MFT (Master File Table) is corrupted or fragmented. This prevents Windows NTLDR or boot loader of Windows NT from being read.
As a result, the system fails to boot and this error message occurs.
Resolution:
Consider the following steps to resolve the issue:
Verify the system partition as an active partition, with the help of MS-DOS based Fdisk utility.
Try repairing NTLDR file using the following method:
Boot the system from the floppy using the NTLDR on the floppy disk.
Shift the NTLDR file to a different location on a hard disk.
Unfragment NTLDR using an NTFS defragmentation tool.
This will probable solve the issue. However, if you do not find the above mentioned measures of any help, then use an NTFS data recovery application to recover your inaccessible data or information. To ensure systematic recovery of your data, the ntfs partition recovery tool employs immense scanning algorithms and also provides interactive user interface.
Data Recovery Software is a powerful recovery software that performs the task of recovering all the lost, missing or inaccessible information. This software supports FAT 12, Fat 16, FAT 32, VFAT, NTFS, and NTFS5 based file systems. Some additional features of the software are Disk Cloning and Disk Imaging which facilitate data recovery from areas where the scanning becomes slow due to damaged sectors. It is designed for Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000.
About the Author:Jacob Luis is a student of Mass Communication and doing research on file recovery. He is also a undelete software specialist.
