XPost: alt.windows-xp   
   From: bodron57@tiscali.co.uk   
      
   On 26/09/2011 21:06, Lynsey Doyle wrote:   
   >   
   > "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.   
    >   
    >   
   Yes, good point.   
      
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