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stevekaren

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pc wont boot corrupted/missing file
« on: July 10, 2007, 10:01:12 PM »
it says corrupted or missing sys file press r to repair - it keeps trying to
reboot - what do i do? a boot disk? how do i make one? i have a win xp
and a win 2000 pro upgrade cd. this pc was upgraded to xp from nt.

i have a cd rom and a zip drive. help!!!
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Re: pc wont boot corrupted/missing file
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2007, 05:56:50 AM »
You will need an XP CD to use the Recovery Console to fix the problem and or do a repair install.
Do you have an XP CD ? ?
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stevekaren

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Re: pc wont boot corrupted/missing file
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2007, 03:53:33 PM »
yes but the cd wont boot! it works for ive played cds on it
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Re: pc wont boot corrupted/missing file
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2007, 04:09:51 PM »
If the CD won't boot then it's not a genuine XP CD is it ? ?
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    Re: pc wont boot corrupted/missing file
    « Reply #4 on: July 11, 2007, 04:40:12 PM »
    are you sure that the bios is set to boot from the cd before the hard drive?
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