Windows XP Boot up failure

[Guest steve]

When booting up, I receive the following error message "file

System32\DRIVERS\pci.sys is missing or corrupted; reload XP CD-ROM and type

'r' at que when booting your Windows XP based computer". Since I don't have

an XP CD-ROM, and I got my computer second hand, is there a way I can fix

this problem without having to purchase a second Windows XP.

sem

[Guest Gerry]

Re: Windows XP Boot up failure

 

Steve

 

Read the whole of this thread.

http://snipurl.com/3fxhd [groups_google_com]

 

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Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

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steve wrote:

> When booting up, I receive the following error message "file

> System32\DRIVERS\pci.sys is missing or corrupted; reload XP CD-ROM

> and type 'r' at que when booting your Windows XP based computer".

> Since I don't have an XP CD-ROM, and I got my computer second hand,

> is there a way I can fix this problem without having to purchase a

> second Windows XP.

> sem

[Guest Stephen Harris]

Re: Windows XP Boot up failure

 

steve wrote:

> When booting up, I receive the following error message "file

> System32\DRIVERS\pci.sys is missing or corrupted; reload XP CD-ROM and type

> 'r' at que when booting your Windows XP based computer". Since I don't have

> an XP CD-ROM, and I got my computer second hand, is there a way I can fix

> this problem without having to purchase a second Windows XP.

> sem

 

 

There are also some people with OEM Windows in your situation.

They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A lot of people don't have their MBR and registry backed up.

 

http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=31844

 

You'll see these are excellent solutions before the fact.

Maybe a friend has a rescue disk that will help you now.

I assume that you tried tapping F8 at boot up which lets you

choose "last known good configuration" from several options?