Corruption to the Ntfs.sys File Might Cause File Loss in Windows Hard Drive

When you try to restart your Microsoft Windows XP computer after you convert the file system from FAT32 to NTFS, the system might not start properly and you come across a number of error messages which show you that some of the system files are missing. At this point, your Windows computer become unbootable and you can not access your critical files stored on the hard drive. This behavior of Microsoft Windows XP renders your valuable files inaccessible and cause serious data loss situations. In order to retrieve lost Windows files, you are required to go for Windows hard drive recovery solutions using appropriate tools.

In a practical scenario, after converting the file system of your Windows XP computer from FAT 32 to NTFS with the help of “convert drive: /fs:ntfs” command, when you attempt to reboot the system, you come across below error message:
“Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys.”

Along with the above error message, you might also experience the below given behaviors of Microsoft Windows XP operating system:

  • System crash occurs when you try to boot the system using installation CD of XP.
  • System immediately crashes while trying to boot it in safe mode.
  • System also crashes when you to restore it in the last known good configuration
  • When you attach the hard drive to another healthy computer with Windows XP installed, whole system gets crashed when it attempts to read the drive.

This entire behavior of the Windows XP operating system renders all of your critical files inaccessible and cause grave hard drive data loss circumstances. In order to retrieve your lost and missing files, you are required to identify the cause of data loss and go for hard drive recovery to resolve this issue.

Cause

As stated in above error message, this behavior might occur due to missing or damaged ntfs.sys file. This is core component of NTFS file system and corruption to this file make NTFS file system unusable. Thus Windows XP fails to recognize the hard drive partitions or volumes.

In order to retrieve hard drive data in such situations, complete scanning of hard drive through advanced algorithms is required. This is best possible usinghard drive recovery software. These applications work in most of the cases of data loss. Hard drive recovery software are quite easy and safe to use.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is the best ever made and the most powerful solution to all file recovery needs. This software recovers lost files from FAT32, VFAT, NTFS and NTFS5 file system partitions. It is designed for Microsoft Windows 7 RC1, Vista, 2003, XP and 2000.

Data Recovery Solutions for Windows operating systems

With rapid changes made in computer technologies on daily bases, the storage devices are getting smaller and smaller that is further resulting in frequent failures and data loss situations. Moreover, companies openings gate for Internet for every employee, threats to data security and integrity are increasing. While an updated and valid backup allows you to restore data, but in case of unavailability of backup or backup file itself getting corrupted or damaged, it becomes necessary to use an advanced hard drive recovery software to recover your data.

Hard drive data is one of the most valuable assets for any company in this world. While there can be numerous factors – logical and physical – for data loss, some of the most frequent factors are discussed below:

Logical factors like operating system malfunctioning, improper system shutdown, virus attacks, accidental deletions, human errors, file system damage, application failure, software program malfunction, metadata structure damage, etc.
Physical factors include heat, water, fire, natural disasters, physical thefts, accidental dropping, etc.

Few common consequences that you might encounter in a data loss situation are:

STOP error messages.
Inaccessibility of hard drive data.
Unbootable operating system.
Physically damaged hard drive.

Resolution:

To resolve all the above issues and access your hard drive data, you will need to use below measures:

In case of data loss through logical corruption, follow the below measures:
1.Use an updated and valid backup to restore your data.
2.In case of no backup availability, re-install the operating system.
3.A clean reinstall of an operating system erases all the data stored on your hard drive partition. In such situations, you will need to use advanced windows hard recovery software to recover your lost data.

In case of data loss due to physical damage, only advanced data recovery service provides can recover your data. These services are primarily provided by data recovery companies.

Stellar Information Systems Limited, a trust worthy name in providing advanced data recovery services, ensures absolute data recovery after almost all physical data loss scenarios. The highly talented and experienced data recovery experts at Stellar perform recovery in the sterilized surroundings of class 100 clean rooms.

To recover data after all logical corruption scenarios, Stellar offers you an advanced Hard drive data recovery application, known as Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery. The read only hard drive recovery tool supports recovery from FAT32, VFAT, NTFS, and NTFS5 based partitions. It recovers 185 different file types that can be further extended. The application is designed for Windows 7 RC1, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000.