Core modules disappearing from a Drupal installation is a known issue, and several work-arounds have been proposed. See the discussion at node/127773 . I have two (independent) installs of Drupal 5.7 on my servers. The Comments core module disappeared from one, but not the other.

The short-term work around is to copy the core module into sites/all/modules, which I did. The problem is one of confidence in the core. We should be able to let it run unattended without having to worry about an unexpected loss of function.

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ciancomp commented

I had the prob of the comments module disappearing. After reading the numerous "solutions" in the node/127773 thread I looked at my modules folder and saw that I had accidentally uploaded comments.module to the root of modules when I was making a tweak. I removed and all is well. I suspect the folder scan got confused.

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tr commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

Drupal 5 is no longer supported. If you are experiencing this problem in Drupal 6 or above and the suggestions here or in node/127773 don't help, please open a new support request.