Re: trouble mith memory and XP PRO

HP Pavilions that ship with Microsoft Windows XP do
not come with Recovery CDs. Instead, they use a hidden
space (partition) on the hard drive to store the recovery
information.

Read the following article thoroughly, then follow
the steps outlined to perform a "non-destructive"
recovery operation.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=bph07145&product=71013&dlc=en&lang=en

If a "non-destructive" recovery will not work, then you'll have
to resort to a "destructive recovery" which will reformat the
drive, thus wiping it clean of all files before Windows XP is
reinstalled.

Obtaining HP Recovery CDs
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?product=71013&lang=en&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=bph07143

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Shamrock" wrote:

| Hi, i have a little problem with win XP PRO i think, i have a compaq deskpro
| EN series PC and iv purchased a new memory module (256 MB SDRAM, 168PIN ,
| non-ECC, cl=3) iv tried to upgrade my PC with this memory module and it
| eccepts it (bringing my total memory to 448 of a possible 768MB) but then it
| wont let windows load, stating (with an error screen, just before windows
| boots) that "system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys is missing or corrutp, play your
| original mindows CD and press "r" on the first screen to repair this problem"
| (to the best of my memory),
|
| but the problem is i don't have a windows XP CD (it came on my PC) plus i
| don't have a floppy disk drive (that didn't), so i can't download a boot up
| thingy form Microsoft (for those who know what i mean).
|
| is there anything i can do to fix this problem.
|
| for more info jst ask,
| thank
| Danny F. (PS, i hope iv been thourogh enough)
.

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