Re: where did my media go?

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From: Jeff Griffin (jeff_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/22/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:21:03 -0600

I would contact HP and get them to send you out a new set of restore disks
since the ones they sent will not boot.

Jeff Griffin
Windows XP Media Center Edition MVP
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"chris e" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E768491A-E01E-4E40-A879-8F8D64D1D844@microsoft.com...
> I have been having a lot of trouble with my HP (whoda guessed?!) media
center PC
> Hp sent me some recovery disks since the "protected partition" apparently
wasn't!
> The disks worked until I went to reboot. The error said I was missing the
pci.sys file(I think, it's been months ago)
> they shipped my computer in replaced the hard drive (so they claim, that's
another story) and sent it back.
> well it never has worked perfectly since then. I keep scanning for all
sorts of infectious programs(viruses,worms,spy ware,etc.) nothing is
found.(nothing significant) NOW THOUGH I seem to be running windows XP even
though it says
> XP Media Center. All traces of the Media Software have vanished! I have
one shortcut on the desktop....that doesn't do anything. The target folder
is full of icons that don't work. So now what am I supposed to do? My
restore just keeps rebooting but I can't find any worm and those restore
disks don't even boot? $2300. for Media and I got nothin! Help!

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