inf prob. when reinstalling xp

not sure if this is a hdw or sft problem. cant find the error message anywhere on the web to give me a starting point.

when starting up machine it immediately comes up with "windows\system32\config\system is missing or corrupt. says to run "r" function with the xp cd.

when i try this i immediately get - "line 15498 of the inf file \i386\txtsetup.sif is invalid ".

replaced with new h.d. and the line error comes up right away.

anyone any ideas ???????????????

 

petec

cant remember specifically what was the problem but looked back at my invoices for that time frame and it looks like it was bad memory. i think.