I installed a new video driver, and when i restarted, windows gave me a message asking me to enter my xp pro cd to replace some files, I went to the system compatability thing on the cd, and when it tried to do its thing it stopped and said setup could not continue due to third party kernel. Ive also been experiencing random shutdowns, and IE crashes. I am completely updated, i have already checked that. I built this computer, so I know all of its specs, xp pro 2.4 ghz p4, 512 ram, geforce 5600 fx 256 mb video card.
This went horribly wrong. But first- I got the driver from the windows update site, it should be compatible. I am using winxp pro. It's not the blaster virus, I am patched, antiVirused, firewalled, and updated everyday. I am a computer security nut, I can assure you its not blaster, because blaster gives you a 30 sec countdown, and i wouldn't have been able to post anyways. The motherboard has no integrated graphics, its an agp card.
As for now, i tried to do a repair on windows, and it kept giving me errors during setup. It would give me a file name, and say it did not image correctly. I would hit enter to retry, and the file would image, go on for a bit, and give me another file, and so on. Now the pc wouldnt start up. I did a fresh installation, removing the partition it was originally on. during the installation, it kept giving me the bad cd errors again. So i though, alright, ok i got a bad cd.
So i tried to install redhat linux 9. that wouldnt install either. so I know that its not a problem with the cds. Not the cd roms either, i have 2 and neither make a difference.
On a side note- this is the second time this has happened. Everything i have stated above, i have been through before. Last time, i fixed it by reseting the CMOS on the motherboard, and was able to install. So, I guess my question is, what happened, and how do I keep it from happening again?!
