Help! winload.exe is "missing or corrupt"?

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Help guys!

My original post is here:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ajj55fsRBfM_o4BfVswK6WPT5gt.;_ylv=3?qid=20080817001840AAYyjuZ

Now I've got a new problem. Now when I try to boot it tells me:

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File: windows\system32\winload.exe

Info: The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt.

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Tell me what to do please! I've tried almost everything... I popped in a Vista CD and ran the repair utility, it tells me that it "cannot repair this copy of Vista automatically". I tried using the command prompt with "bootrec.exe /fixboot" and "bootrec.exe /fixmbr", but neither of those two have helped at all... The "fixboot" commands didn't work either. I ran the memory assessment built into the CD and it came back clean.

I have no idea what to do :(

Please help!

Answer 1

It sounds like a file (or more) is missing or corrupt. I would recommend doing a Windows Repair Install. Since you didn't mention anything about your version of Vista or your computer manufacturer, here is a place that has general info.

http://www.windowsvista.windowsreinstall...

Good luck,

LKB