I Cant Boot To Xp, System32 Prevents Me. Help!?

Posted by benny in FreeWare on August 23rd, 2009 | 3 responses

When I start up the computer I get the message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys
You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the original setup cd-rom
Select ‘r’ at first screen to start repair
I recently purcased a external hard drive with some software for data back up (Nero) I think I started getting these problems after the installatyion of the software.
I was running a virus scan and the soft accidentally delete my C:\Windows\System32!! I tried use the safe mode, didnt work out. And the thing is, I dont have my Xp cd only my laptop recovery cd which is useless, but I do copied the Xp cd unto my folders, is there any way to fixed Xp by not using an disk? I really dont wanna reinstall since I got a lot of files in my computer….THX

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3 Responses to “I Cant Boot To Xp, System32 Prevents Me. Help!?”

  1. Proto says:
    August 23, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    Try your recovery CD- some (not all) recovery programs offer a non-destructive mode that will replace any missing/damaged operating system files. See if your has that option.
    Borrowing a retail XP CD to perform the repair install might fix the error, but Windows needs to be re-activated after that- and the product key for your preinstalled version won’t match a retail copy.
    You could remove your hard drive, connect it to a machine that’s running XP (as a secondary drive), copy over the missing file and then put it back.
    Of course the easiest solution is having a recent backup to restore- oh, the irony….

  2. meemaw2_ says:
    August 23, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    I found your same question from a year ago and this answer:
    Keep tapping F8 at bootup.
    Then select Last known good
    hope it helps

  3. Dark N says:
    August 23, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    oh u can use System rescue cd for ur problem, i’m using this cd always. ITS MAGIC !!!!!
    SystemRescueCd is a Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM for repairing your system and recovering your data after a crash.t aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the partitions of the hard disk. It contains a lot of system utilities (parted, partimage, fstools, …) and basic tools (editors, midnight commander, network tools).
    It is very easy to use: just boot the CDROM. The kernel supports most of the important file systems
    (ext2/ext3, reiserfs, reiser4, xfs, jfs, vfat, ntfs, iso9660), as well as network filesystems (samba and nfs).rescuecd
    just google it or visit http://www.idesishare.com/forum/showthread.php?
    t=3085
    best luck!!!!!!!

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