re: Windows XP repair problem
Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 8:18 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Richard Harris
(243 messages posted)
I am not sure why the repair is failing, but I can suggest the following to save
any important personal files. After that you could "experiment" with the repair,
or do a clean install, if necessary.:
Boot the PC using a "live" CD, that is, one that contains an operating system, but
does NOT install on the hard drive. Then, copy files to a USB external drive, or
possibly to CDs/DVDs, depending on the software contained on the live CD. Most live
CDs are LINUX based, but a few are windows based.
The following is a link to KNOPPIX, a free, full-featured LINUX live CD. The download
is about 700 Meg, as an ISO file. Burn to a CD using a program that supports burn-from-image,
such as Nero or Easy Media Creator. It is also available as a DVD, with even more
applications. The file manager under KNOPPIX is called A34, and is similar to Windows
Explorer in its use. One hint: Plug in any external USB drive, before booting into
KNOPPIX. That is more reliable than plugging in after booting. Finally, KNOPIX
does contain CD writing software:
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
KNOPPIX doumnetation is available at:
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Main_Page
Many other LINUX live CDs are available at:
http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php
But, be aware that the smaller ones may not support reading from or writing to an
NTFS file system, such as is common with XP. KNOPPIX and other larger CD images
can do that.
The functional equivalent of a LINUX live CD is a Windows PE CD. Unfortunately,
for XP that was only made available to IT professionals. Still, you might be able
to find an ISO image on the web.
You might also look into making a Bart's PE CD. It is simialr to the official Windows
PE CD, but is home-made using an exisitng (and working) XP installation. Such a
CD is intended for use on the same machine upon which it was created, but might work
on a similar machine. Note that if you have SATA hard drives, you might need to
place their drives on a floppy and press F6 during the boot process. That is also
true of Windows PE. In general, the LINUX-based CDs do not require this.
On Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 6:15 am, vic wrote:
>This is the problem. My sister who lives in Canada, contacted me, who lives in the
>UK, as she has a major problem with her pc being unable to boot, either normally,
>in safe mode, etc. What ever option she takes, the pc just re-boots. This was all
>down to some problem with 'XP Antivirus 2208' that appeared on her pc. Sounds like
>tryiong to remove it has caused a corruption.
>So, trying to help her over the phone (numerous calls, just to avoid one big phone
>bill) we are trying to do an XP repair (as she has to avoid at all costs formatting
>the hard disk and losing all her family photos, of which have not been backed up
>for who knows how long).
>So, I talked her through changing her boot sequence in BIOS, so she could boot from
>her recovery CD, all was going fine, until the following error occured:
>
>'The File ASMS on Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 CD is needed. Type the
path
>where the file is located and then click OK.
>
>At this point, from what she tells me, her cursor disappears, and she cant reply
>to the 'OK' message in any way.
>
>The Microsoft site offers the following advice:
>When the message appears, type: Shift+F10 to enter a command session.
>
>Type: regedit.exe at the prompt.
>
>Highlight the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry.
>
>Go to the File menu and choose Load Hive.
>
>Then, load %Windir%\System32\Config\System.sav
>Give it a short name that you will remember, like "Test".
>
>Then, find this key:
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Test\ControlSet1\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
>
>Delete UPPERFILTERS and LOWERFILTERS keys.
>
>Do the same for ControlSet2 and any other numbered ControlSet keys you see.
>
>Exit regedit.
>
>The problem is, there is no response when doing the Shift+F10.
>
>Any suggestions on how to get past this? Need to get the pc up and running, just
>so she can get a backup of all those photos.
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- Windows XP repair problem (vic: Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 6:15 am)
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