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XP won't boot and can't get XP to repair
I'm new here and didn't know where to start. sorry if this is the wrong place for this question.
I have a Dell Dimensions 8400 running Windows XP Pro.
I did a hard restart today (pressing the power button) and now I can't get my machine to reboot. I have tried safe mode, last known good config, etc. No joy.
It keeps saying: "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt \windows\system32\config\system".
I have unplugged everything except my monitor, keyboard and mouse. Retried all possible solutions and still no luck.
I have tried inserting my XP OS disk to repair or set up XP and again no joy. I each of these cases I get to the point were it asks me which drive "1. c:\" and when I enter that I get the blue screen of death that says "Bad_pool_caller" with the following error codes: “*** stop: 0x000000c2 (0x00000043, 0xC2eb8000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)”
Any suggestions?
DELL-Jesse L
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January 30th, 2009 11:00
Maine Stef,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
At this point it doesnt look like a repair will work. You may want to consider formatting and reinstalling Windows. It would avoid alot of errors and save you possible headaches down the road.
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February 1st, 2009 18:00
You can try a Repair Reinstall as one last resort. Else you will need to do like Dell Jesse L has suggested. IF you have files and such on the drive your best option at this point would be to get a new drive to do the reinstall on. Then you can plug in your orginal drive as a secondary drive to recover the file or if you have access to another computer you can add your drive to that one and try to recover your files.
Maine Stef
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February 4th, 2009 07:00
Thanks everyone.
I ended up spending $79 to buy a new 500G HD (a major upgade from the 160G I had). I have never installed an internal HD before and needless to say I was more than a little worried. But, I'm now officially a pro.
I installed the new HD, loaded the new OS (XP Pro), installed the drivers, got the whole thing working and then to prove I was no longer afraid....I installed the old HD. Now that provided some new challenges. The folder with all of the files I cared about was tied to the my old XP password login. I couldn't get into it. But, eventually I figured out how to switch the ownership and WOW, I am back and better than ever. I don't know as I could teach anyone to do what I did. It was mostly hunting and guessing.
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. If you run into this problem and find this thread...follow the advice. You will be made whole again.
alot4u
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February 5th, 2009 15:00
Hi there
Try This article from microsoft.
Good Luck