Full Version: Windows XP Issue
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#9]
30 Dec 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#8] 30 Dec 2006
My computer problem was that the file ntos-something-.exe was corrupt and so were a few of the dll files. Repair did not even boot from the CD. The second time around that file was there but the repair console would still not come up and nothing worked.
I finally had to reinstall XP and left the data there. If you do this be sure to first copy the driver info elsewhere. It not only deletes the Windows folder but wipes the registry and boots as a brand new installation, including having to re-register - duh.
5 PM to 2 AM to get that system up and nearly in the shape that it was in before the crash. Guess you cannot trust the Repair Console if it does not even boot from the CD.
From: LaserMike [#10]
30 Dec 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#1] 31 Dec 2006
Dave, just a thought... do you have system restore active?
I've pulled myself out of a couple of XP jams with this in the past.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/getstarted/ballew_03may19.mspx
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#11]
31 Dec 2006
To: LaserMike [#10] 31 Dec 2006
Mike,
The system restore worked to resolve the same issue on my laptop, but an attempt at restore on the older machine failed.