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XP Home Problems

Started by takin advantage , Sep 29 2005 11:28 AM

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takin advantage

Posted 29 September 2005 - 11:28 AM

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I keep getting a black screen error that says windows/system32/config/system file is missing or corrupt. Can anybody help????

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dsenette

Posted 29 September 2005 - 11:28 AM

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put y our xp cd in the drive and do start > run > sfc /scannow

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takin advantage

Posted 29 September 2005 - 11:33 AM

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I can't get to the start menu. The machine is on a black screen.

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dsenette

Posted 29 September 2005 - 11:34 AM

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can you boot into safe mode?

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takin advantage

Posted 29 September 2005 - 11:41 AM

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Nope. no safe mode either.

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takin advantage

Posted 29 September 2005 - 12:04 PM

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Maybe I ought to just reformat and re-install the operating system. How do I do that?????

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dsenette

Posted 29 September 2005 - 12:21 PM

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boot from the xp cd and follow the directions

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takin advantage

Posted 29 September 2005 - 12:39 PM

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I tried booting from the xp cd and I think I am in trouble now. Even that won't work. Is there a way to just wipe everything out and start with a fresh install?

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Posted 29 September 2005 - 12:41 PM

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booting from the cd should do that.....

check your bios settings (usually by hitting delete during boot)

make sure it's set to boot from cd first

then boot from the windows cd and follow the instructions to format and reinstall

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takin advantage

Posted 29 September 2005 - 01:06 PM

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When I installed the xp cd, it is trying to reformat the partition and the computer is just sitting there on 0% for the past 20 minutes. Any suggestions??