Re: XP corruption

Bruce, I've saved your mesage because it may help me. I found Event Log
through a somewhat different path, nothing red-flagged although I've had
crashes, several marked "Exception: access is denied. Exception called by
ATI.ACE.CLI", which suggests my ATI Catalyst software or Radeon X1950 Pro may
be involved rather than my RAM (cf my post re 4 Gb RAM with XP). However, the
further info links, e.g http://go.microsoft.fwlink/events.asp aren't
functioning - MS tells me to "try another link", which I don't have. Any
comments would be gratefully received.

Faustino

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:



No, you needn't purchase a new disk.

When you installed SP2, it should have created and left a folder
entitled "i386" somewhere on your hard drive. When the System File
Checker asks for the Windows CD, simply browse to the location of this
/i386 folder.

If, you some reason, there is no such folder, you can download (perhaps
using another machine if yours is too uncooperative) the full copy of
Service Pack 2 and use it, along with your original installation CD, to
create a new installation CD with SP2 built-in. This process is known
as "slip-streaming."

For slip-streaming the service pack and subsequent updates to WinXP:

How to integrate software updates into your Windows installation source
files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828930

SlipStreaming WinXP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm

Additionally, you should check your Event Logs to see if they can
shed any light on the matter. This could be particularly useful on the
off-chance that the "barking" messages aren't being caused by missing or
damaged Windows files. To do so, Right-click My Computer > Manage >
Event Viewer > System and Application. Record the specifics of any
red-flagged error messages and post the exact text back here.
Hopefully, one of us will be able to provide further insight.


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