Hello Everyone,
I just put together a new PC and got through with my first install and got all the drivers on there. I restarted to get all the drivers working, but when the PC booted up, it told me that "Windows could not start because the following file was missing or corrupt: system32/DRIVERS/pci.sys".
Alright, this is a common enough problem, all I have to do is boot to the repair console and remove the corrupt file and replace it. The problem is, whenever I try to boot to the WinXP install CD, it says that I should push any key to boot to CD, and then goes straight over to the warning screen mentioned above.
I know that both my drive and keyboard are functioning, since I used them no more than 20 mins ago. Anyone know what my problem is?
Thanks for the help.
PS. Can anyone explain to me how to clear an HDD completely? Partitions and all? I tried reformatting, but that doesn't remove partitions and I was to return to a clean slate.
Thanks again.
I just put together a new PC and got through with my first install and got all the drivers on there. I restarted to get all the drivers working, but when the PC booted up, it told me that "Windows could not start because the following file was missing or corrupt: system32/DRIVERS/pci.sys".
Alright, this is a common enough problem, all I have to do is boot to the repair console and remove the corrupt file and replace it. The problem is, whenever I try to boot to the WinXP install CD, it says that I should push any key to boot to CD, and then goes straight over to the warning screen mentioned above.
I know that both my drive and keyboard are functioning, since I used them no more than 20 mins ago. Anyone know what my problem is?
Thanks for the help.
PS. Can anyone explain to me how to clear an HDD completely? Partitions and all? I tried reformatting, but that doesn't remove partitions and I was to return to a clean slate.
Thanks again.