You need to BOOT from the CD, you can't do this in Windows. I've never had good luck with that, and I can't even remember exactly how it works. When you boot from the CD you have an option there somewhere of "Repair" or it may be "Recovery", and if you only get to a DOS prompt after that, I think you can type 'help' to get a list of commands. You can also just reinstall from somewhere in that area before you "repair". Run chkdsk from DOS and see if that will fix it. -Clint
God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com http://ComputersCustomBuilt.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When I put the winxp cd in and click on the R it asks what operating system I'm using giving me only one choice, WinXP and then it goes to a DOS prompt. Why doesn't it re install Windows? The config file in windows\system32\config is corrupted and won't boot. Also some hive in the registry is corrupted. Anyone have a word of wisdom to help? Vern ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
