Re: windows cannot start because the following file is missing... system

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nutz wrote:

Og wrote:

A failing IDE controller can mimic a drive failure.
Steve


How am I going to check which particular piece of hardware is faulty
tho? I dont have spare RAM etc sitting around to simply swap out and
see if the problem resurfaces ;o(

And sorry to subvert the thread from original topic, but Im having
trouble with the recommended actions with a XP CD too. After booting
from the drive, I do have the option of the recovery console by
pressing R, but if I ignore that one and F8 the EULA, there isnt (or
doesnt appear to be) another recovery option from then on. It finds
the drive and complains that there is an existing win installation on
it, but the only options are to format it in various guises or leave
as is and continue install over the top. If I select that, Im told
that I could lose the My Docs folder etc, so thats definitely not what
I want. In some of the MS site articles, Im informed about Fast
Recovery versus Manual Recovery, but following the instructions to get
to either of them doesnt do a damn thing - it just boots straight into
the recovery console.

If you don't have the spare parts lying around, take the machine to a
professional computer repair shop (not your local version of
BigStoreUSA). You can back up your data first by either slaving the
hard drive in another machine or booting with Knoppix (a Linux distro
that runs from cd). Or you can have the computer shop do this for you.

Moving the hard drive to another machine will show whether the problem
is with the drive or the motherboard. Booting with Knoppix will show
whether the problem is hardware or software (Windows).

A CMOS battery would have nothing to do with your issues.

Malke
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