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Best thing is to do a Windows XP Repair install, hopefully you have your XP installation disk.

Boot from the WinXP CD (you may have to change a setting in your BIOS that allows you to boot from the CD). Do not choose the option to repair an XP installation using Recovery Console when prompted, choose the option to To set up Windows XP now press ENTER.

After more files have been copied, you'll get another selection screen where you should select the current XP installation, & the option To Repair the selected Windows XP installation, press R.

I too have a similar problem except that I cannot seem to boot from the cd...I have set the boot sequence to cd...hd...floppy and continue to get the same message...any directions would be appreciated...
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Is this an original CD? Usually we see these problems with a copy.
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Both the Xp Pro and The XP with SP 2 were new out of the shrink wrap...
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Do you watch the screen for the message "Press any key to boot from CD..."? If you don't press a key it will continue to boot from the hard disk drive.
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I have set the boot sequence to cd...hd...floppy and continue to get the same message.....
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I'll try the recommended preograms you supplied linke te...and...yes not nly did I press 'any key'...i also made sure it was plugged in...thanks for the suggestions...I will post any progress when and if there is some...ciao
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Windows could not start becuase of an error in the software.... Load need DLL's for Kernel
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So when you start your PC, do you get a message asking you to press a key to start from the CD?
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Yes...I have changed the boot sequence to...cdrom...hd...floppy...that's the message that started the whole meghilla...
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What happens after you press "any key"? Do you see the CD loading screens? Does it restart?
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I suggest you bring the PC to the shop you bought it from, or to a qualified repair shop.
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so your thinking is that it's a hardware issue...?
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Whatever it is, without physical access to your PC we're not going to get anywhere.
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