RE: XP freezing up

From: lplph (lplph_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:05:02 -0800

I got a message that my Norton Internet Security 2005 wasn't working and to
uninstall and reinstall. I uninstalled it and when I attempted to reboot, got
a message that read:

"windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
\windows\sysem32\config\system"

"You can attempt to repair this file by restarting windows setup using the
original setup CD-ROM selct R at the first screeen to start repair."

Followed these directions and still had problems starting so I left my PC
off for a coupld of hours. Just turned it on and am having problems
re-installing the Norton Internet Security 2005 completely! Heck, I even
tried uninstalling it again to see if I can reinstall and still no luck!
Gonna bring the CPU back to Best Buy tomorrow and have them look at it since
they're the ones that did the upgrade.

Since it's been a week since I've had this upgrade, do you suggest that I
purchase a full version of XP?

TIA!
L

"Patrick" wrote:

> Forget what anyone may tell you - an upgrade form ME to XP never goes well !!!
>
> If you are really stuck I recommend that you do a complete install of XP
> from scratch
> You need to back up your own data first of course and it takes ages to
> reload all your programs but in my experince its worth it.
>
> Choose ntfs and not FAT32 file system
> which will probably mean you need to reformat your hard drive
>
> Patrick
>
> "lplph" wrote:
>
> > I've had the XP upgrade (from ME) for a week now and it keeps freezing up on
> > me. I usually get to use the PC for a few minutes and then it freezes up.
> > What causes this and how can I prevent it? I can be online or working on an
> > file, document etc.
> >
> > TIA!
> > L

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