Windows XP - c_437.nls Missing or Corrupt - Recovery does not work

[MollyPV]

Hi there!

I would really appreciate any help with my computer dilemma. I am a complete newbie in terms of computers and somehow managed to implode my father's laptop. It's an HP laptop purchased within the last year, with Windows XP O/S. I'm really not sure about any of the other specs of the computer.

The screen froze so I shut down manually, and when I restarted I got the following error "Windows cannot start up because windows/system32/c_437.nls is missing or corrupt". I searched for some advice and tried to replace the file using the XP installation CD, going into Recovery and typing EXPAND -R D:\I386\c_437.nl_ C:\WINDOWS\system32\c_437.nls and it would not work, saying that the file did not exist. I also tried EXPAND D:\I386\c_437.nl_ C:\WINDOWS\system32\c_437.nls

I really have no idea what these prompts mean and what I could be doing wrong. It seems to be a simple enough problem to fix, is there a step that I am missing?

Thanks so much for your help,
Pat

[patio]

Use this command instead: expand d:\i386\c_437.nl_ c:\windows\system32\

You may want to clean off your XP CD with a lint free cloth beforehand...

[MollyPV]

Thank you so much for the quick response! I will try the command that you suggested!

[MollyPV]

Help! I tried this and the file copied but I'm still getting the same error message when I boot up...

[jason2074]

Try repeating the same step suggested on recovery console. Again...again...

[jason2074]

You could also refer to this site : http://www.datarecovery.com.sg/data_recovery/troubleshoot_system_files_corruption.htm