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Need help with XP repair install.

Started by Sed , Jul 31 2007 06:13 PM

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Sed

Posted 31 July 2007 - 06:13 PM

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So i'm trying to run a repair install on XP home but when it starts to delete the files basically every file comes up with 'Can't be deleted' I tryed to skip through them all but then when it got up to creating a folder it couldn't do that either at which point my only choice was to restart. Anyone know how to fix this?

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wannabe1

Posted 31 July 2007 - 08:24 PM

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Hi Sed...

This sounds like a memory problem. Download the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool. Create either a floppy (if you have a floppy drive aboard) or the bootable CD and boot the machine with it. Let it run for a minimum of four complete passes...more is better. If you see any failures, you likely have a bad stick of RAM.

wannabe1