Re: File is missing or corrupt???
- From: "Dave M." <DaveM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:09:18 -0800
Do you or anyone know what could have caused this problem? As I mentioned,
no hardware or software was added to my computer. Also, I removed every PCI
device with the exception of the one that my monitor plugs into: Video Card,
per the instructions you provided, but as I said, this did not solve the
problem.
More importantly, does anyone know how I can get my Windows XP-Home working
again without losing data on the harddrive where my Windows program resides?
Thanks.
Dave M.
"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
Guess you're not being offered the option of a repair install then unfortunately..
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm#How%20to%20Repair%20Windows%20XP%20by%20Installing%20Over%20top%20of%20Existing%20Setup:
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"Dave M." <DaveM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I assume one calls it a "repair/install". What I'm trying to do, of course,
is to restart my Windows XP which formerly worked fine, but now it does not.
The instructions on the screen when I encounter the problem, ie, corrupt or
missing file, are different from the instructions I find on this forum re:
"perform a repair installation". I'm not sure if there's a difference, and
if so, which approach I should be taking. I was under the impression that
they are talking about the same procedure.
When I follow the instructions that come on the screen, I re-boot w/ my
Windows XP start-up disk, and then press "r" at the first screen. As I
mentioned in an earlier post, this merely stops at a dos prompt "c:\" ;
from there nothing seems to happen. As I said before, there's a help screen
there that has commands such as fixboot, etc...
By following the instructions from a link on the link you provided me, it
took me to the instructions for "Performing a Repair Installation". When I
got to the end of that process, a screen displayed "existing partions and
unpartioned space on the computer". It goes on to say to select an item and
then press: "enter to install", "c to create a partition", or "d to delete a
partion". When I select enter, I get some further error message which
cautions me that any formatting will delete any files on that partition.
So, basically I have no clue what to do. It seems as though one should be
able to resolve this kind of situation much easier than I have been able to
so far. If you have any suggestions on how I can get my Windows XP back up
and running, I'd be very grateful. Thanks.
Dave M.
"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
Are you attempting a repair install?
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
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"Dave M." <DaveM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for your reply. I went to the link you provided and followed the
instructions. I removed all pci devices, except for my monitor and even
alternated taking our my memory. I believe each bank has 256k. All of this
did not solve my problem.
Incidentally, I have not added any hardware at all recently. So, I'm not
sure what caused this sympton to occur.
So anyway, when I choose "r" when booting off of my Windows XP disc it
ultimately takes me to a c:\ dos prompt, as I mentioned in my initial post.
At that window it says something like: " to leave the "help console, type in
exit". If I type in "help" at that screen it lists various commands that
one could execute from that window. I'm at a loss however to know if I'm
suppose to be choosing a command there or not. ???
I'd appreciate any further help you can provide me. Thanks.
Dave M.
"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
Windows XP Problems with Damaged or Incompatible Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330181
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"Dave M." <DaveM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I received the following error message on my XP-Home Edition computer: "file
is missing or corrupt: system32\drivers\pci.sys"
The message goes on to say that "you can attempt to fix it" by using the
Windows XP start-up disc, and pressing "r" when you get to the first screen.
I've tried this several times, but to no avail. When it finally finishes, I
end-up with a "c:" dos prompt. The bottom line is, pressing "r" doesn't fix
my problem, and consequently, I cannot start Windows.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can correct this problem? Thanks
in advance for any help.
Dave M.
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