Problems installing Win XP - Please help.

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Frostyr0d

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So i just bought my new mobo, and i formatted my old HDD to make it work with the new mobo.

So now i install windows, everything works fine, and i get into Windows when installation is finished.

But when i restart my computer again, at any time, i can never boot into windows again...

I get this error message.. some thing like this:

"Windows couldnt start because a file is damaged/corrupt
C:\Windows\DRIVERS\pci.sys "

Please help me.
 
Possible solution: Test Memory

If you have more than one memory module, I would try removing all but the 1st channel memory and try to boot into windows again. If that doesn't work, try another stick of ram until you can get into windows. From the research I've done, it sounds like it might be a faulty memory stick.

C0d3Warr10r
 
According to your profile you have a SATA hard drive. Did you install your SATA/RAID drivers as well as your motherboard drivers?
 
if you have not service pack 2 or up'ed to spk2 a install disc with spk1 will not work smoothly
you can try repair from disc
cmd prompts
chkdsk c: /r
REN abc.sys abc.old where abc is the pci.sys file
make sure your in the right dir
set AllowAllPaths = true
expand d:\i386\pci.sy_ c:\windows\system\drivers32 /y


It could be dirty memory stick contacts
and I assumed that you had installed the sata drivers
 
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