Missing System Files

[tricey]

Hi,

My Acer Aspire 3003WLM, has lost my system files. It tells me to insert the original XP disc but I did not recieve one with it. I have tryed my other XP disc but this solves nothing. I have e-mailed Acer. But they have ignored me. It has been like this a while now but, Every solution I have tryed is not working

Please Help Me

Many Thanks In Advance

Adam:mad:

[Tootech]

Hi Adam,

 

Does your computer start up ok?

 

According to Windows, what files are missing?

[tricey]

Missing Files

 

Hi,

I can not get the computer to turn on.

Its the <systemfiles/fat32/hal.dll>

Many Thanks Adam

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Tell us exactly what you did Tricey and what does it say on that other copy of XP that you have?

[RandyL]

If all else fails you could restore to factory settings. Look at the pdf users manual file.

[tricey]

If all else fails you could restore to factory settings. Look at the pdf users manual file.

I cannot fully restore it.

Because I cannot turn it on.

[tricey]

Tell us exactly what you did Tricey and what does it say on that other copy of XP that you have?

I restoresd the PC.

And it is doing the same thing again.

So I entered the Xp disc that I had, that once again did nothing.

I was told to fully restore to factory settings.

But I need to turn the computer on to do any on if.

Thanks in advance.

Adam

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Are you saying the pc will not turn at all whatsoever or it will but you immediately see that error when it tries to load XP?

[tricey]

I see it immidately as it tries to load XP

[tricey]

I personally think that I need the original XP disc.

But Acer just ignore me.

Useful

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Did you make back up disks for this pc as is detailed in that PDF document?

[tricey]

Yes, but it says you need to go into "Start>" to do that. I have made one though,

and does that disc hold the System Files

[Guest Wolfeymole]

This is what it says ate the end of that PDF

 

 

Restoring the system using a bootable optical

disk

You can select to restore your system from a bootable optical disk created

previously. You will need to adjust your BIOS settings to boot from the optical

drive first, and insert the first disk before rebooting your system.

 

Please do this.

[tricey]

It was made when I first got the computer, there is only one disc

Thanks for all this help.

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Have you gone into the bios and changed the boot order to CDROM first, saved the settings, inserted the disk and then exited.

[tricey]

How long are you staying online please.

As I will do all this later mate.

I cannot do this now.

Does the backup disc have System Files on it

[Guest Wolfeymole]

That disk should have a complete image of your operating system when you first made it and should restore all system files back to full working order.

 

Bear in mind this is only an image of the operating system and none of your added software will be included, in other words it will be a Back to Factory condition.

[tricey]

Could it hold everything on one disc

LOL

[Guest Wolfeymole]

XP is roughly 1.5GB in size so therefore it should have asked you when you made the disk to use a DVD disk which is 4.7GB in size.

[tricey]

Well, I have restore disc that they made, but I have tried them.

And I have a backup disc, that I am going to try.

Many Thanks

I will tell you the results

[tricey]

I have a partition Manager,

and have inserted it. But I need to start Windows to access the partition Manager

Help

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Why are you using a partition manager program Tricey?

 

Why have you not followed the advice given so far?

[tricey]

I used my backup disc, and it said please insert disc 2.

But I only have one disc.

Many thanks

Adam

[Guest Wolfeymole]

When I made Recovery disks for my Vista system it told me before starting that I would need 3 DVD disks.

 

It appears that you have missed this aspect for some obscure reason and what is more confusing that when it did make a back up it would have asked you to insert a No2 blank disk.

 

Have you actually read the PDF document that states you can press Alt + F10 to get into the Recovery Management section on boot up?

[tricey]

Right that problem is kinda solved.

But........

I have got the pc to half startup,

when i get to the Windows XP setup (Were you enter your information eg. Computer Name, Time, Network Settings and whatever else)

I enter my name and then it crashes when I press "Next" or "Skip".

It says "The system has not been fully installed,

Please reinstall the system."

Now I have doen that and nothing has changed.

This ain't good, is it?

Thanks

Adam