XPost: alt.windows-xp   
   From: blackhole@3rdleft.com   
      
   "Bod"  a écrit dans le message de groupe de   
   discussion : 9ec24hFtp4U1@mid.individual.net...   
   > On 26/09/2011 20:26, Bod wrote:   
   >> On 26/09/2011 20:07, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:   
   >>> On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:45:51 +0100, Bod   
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 26/09/2011 15:10, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:   
   >>>>> On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:34:30 -0400, "Ben Myers"   
   >>>>>  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>  wrote in message   
   >>>>>> news:ft0v77h6le5uiq4r5gmn1ttn4mefko0r6c@4ax.com...   
   >>>>>>> XP Pro on an ACER laptop.   
   >>>>>>> Somehow, I've developed system problems.   
   >>>>>>> These include, missing or corrupt drivers   
   >>>>>>> (e.g. I can't use SD cards or USB hard drives   
   >>>>>>> --which I'v done when things were good; and, eg.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>> achine???   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Try reinstalling the program.   
   >>>   
   >>> It won't even run from it's CD --it starts up and freezes -- I   
   >>> reinstalled but get the same result. Apparently. it needs something   
   >>> from elsewhere (like an XP system something?) to run.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>> Did that -- with no change -- apparently it needs some component   
   >>>>> of   
   >>>>> Win XP ??   
   >>>>>> Ben   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> Tried a system repair with an XP disk?   
   >>> I have no XP disk, it came installed. I have ACER recovery disks"   
   >>> but   
   >>> the version of XP Pro on those is the original XP Pro before   
   >>> SP1,2,3,   
   >>> etc.   
   >>  >   
   >>  >   
   >>   
   >> Then try the method I suggested earlier. Get the run box up and type   
   >> sfc/ scandisk (the space is important) press OK. It will then check   
   >> to   
   >> see if there are any system files missing/corrupt. It might ask for   
   >> the   
   >> recovery disks several times to reinstall the missing files.   
   >> If the recovery disks won't work, try to borrow a recent XP disk from   
   >> a   
   >> friend and try it again.   
   >>   
   > Just to add: although your recovery disks are pre SP1   2   and 3, it   
   > might still work, because sfc/ scandisk checks for the original system   
   > files etc.   
      
   Not sure about that. I've sometimes tried with an XP SP1 when the PC is   
   on SP2 or 3 and that's what it's after. mark you, a reinstallation of   
   XP3 might overcome the problems.   
      
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