I can't start Windows Vista. I have a problem similiar to:

http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=530722

I've been using 5384 since it's release, quite happily. Not had a
single
problem with it, other than the usual beta type issues. Until...

I was using my 2nd machine, Vista went to the screensaver, so I moved
the mouse
to get it back. It had hung. I left it in that state for 10 mins to see
if it
would come back, but it was completely dead. Having powered the machine
off
and back on, I receive the following error at boot:

Boot critical file c:\windows\system32\drivers\ecache.sys is corrupt.

Fair enough, I figured powering it off probably caused that as nothing
was
running on the machine at the time.

Here's the problem. You cannot restore that file. It's a boot critical
file,
but there's no copy of it in the driver store or system volume
information.
Booting from the Vista DVD and selecting Startup Repair also fails
after
starting the repair because the file is missing.

What's worse, is it doesn't exist on the DVD either.

I am sure that this file "ecache.sys" is the cause of that. I also have
XP on the same computer, so I tried replacing that file (with the one
from my friends system - exactly the same size). Apparently, whatever I
do with it I get a note saying that I can't access that file. Programs
like "Move on Boot" doesn't worked.

What can you advise?


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