Re: Help! Error! Computer won't start!

You probably need administrator priveliges.

By the way, those solutions were not mine - I found
them thru Google, copied and postef them.

John

--- fsandberg <franksfrank@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Seymour Dupa wrote:
> > From
> >
>
http://www.smartcomputing.com/techsupport/detail.aspx?guid=&ErrorID=21787
> >
> > Error Message:
> > Windows could not start because the following file
> is
> > missing or corrupt:
> > \Windows\System32\Drivers\Isapnp.sys.
> > Translation:
> > This is another one of those messages that points
> > directly to the culprit. ISAPNP.SYS is a device
> driver
> > WinXP needs to function properly. The message is
> > telling you this file is either missing or
> damaged.
> >
> > Most WinXP files with a *.SYS extension are
> Windows
> > device drivers that reside in the
> > C:\windows\System32\dRIVERS folder. This folder is
> one
> > of the most important in your entire hard drive.
> If
> > any of these files go AWOL or are damaged, WinXP
> will
> > report serious errors and you won't be able to get
> > your system started until you restore a functional
> > device driver.
> >
> > Solution:
> > Start the Recovery Console. If the ISAPNP.SYS file
> is
> > still in your C:\Windows\System32\DRIVERS folder,
> the
> > driver is corrupt. Rename the existing file and
> copy a
> > new version from your WinXP installation CD. If
> the
> > file is missing, then all you need to do is copy
> the
> > file from your WinXP CD to the
> > C:\Windows\System32\dRIVERS folder by typing the
> > expand command: expand [CD drive
> > letter]:\i386\isapnp.sy_ C:\win
> > dows\system32\drivers\isapnp.sys.
> >
> >
> >
> ====================================================
> >
> > From http://www.kbalertz.com/kb_Q315311.aspx:
> >
> > Windows XP
> > To replace the Isapnp.sys file in Windows XP,
> follow
> > these steps:
> > 1. Start the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM.
> > 2. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to
> start
> > Recovery Console.
> > 3. If you have a dual-boot or a multiple-boot
> > computer, type the number that corresponds to your
> > Windows XP installation when you are prompted to
> > select the Windows installation to log on to, and
> then
> > press ENTER.
> > 4. When you are prompted for the Administrator
> > password, type the password, and then press ENTER.
> >
> > Note If the administrator password is blank, just
> > press ENTER.
> > 5. At the C:\Windows prompt, type the following
> > command, and then press ENTER:
> > ren c:\windows\system32\drivers\isapnp.sys
> isapnp.old
> > Note The steps in this article assume that you
> > installed Windows XP to the C: drive. The actual
> > location of your Windows installation may vary.
> > 6. At the C:\Windows prompt, type the following
> > command, and then press ENTER:
> > expand cd-romdrive:\i386\isapnp.sy_
> > c:\windows\system32\drivers\isapnp.sys
> > For example, type:
> > expand d:\i386\isapnp.sy_
> c:\windows\system32\drivers
> > 7. After the file is successfully expanded, type
> exit,
> > and then press ENTER to exit Recovery Console.
> > 8. Restart the computer.
> >
> >
> > --- "Adam K." <silveryoshi@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > My Toshiba laptop, Windows XP Home Edition SP2,
> will
> > > not start. I
> > > believe it is because of Google Desktop Search,
> > > which I recently
> > > installed. I'm not sure if it is the program, or
> > > maybe it activated a
> > > virus, or maybe it has nothing to do with Google
> > > Desktop and I just got
> > > a virus. The computer has had a noticeable
> > > difference in performance
> > > since I installed Google Desktop, then it
> crashed,
> > > and now I get this
> > > error message first thing when I start my
> laptop:
> > >
> > > "Windows could not start because the following
> file
> > > is missing or
> > > corrupt:
> > > System32\DRIVERS\isapnp.sys
> > >
> > > You can attempt to repair this file by starting
> > > Windows Setup using the
> > > original Setup CD-ROM.
> > > Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair."
> > >
> > > I do not have the "original Setup CD-ROM" but I
> have
> > > a Windows XP Home
> > > Edition installation CD that came with this
> desktop
> > > I am using. I have
> > > tried putting that in and starting the computer.
> > > Same error message. I
> > > have no idea what to do. I've looked up some
> things
> > > on starting
> > > Recovery Console, but all I get is the error
> > > message. No way that I
> > > know to get to where I can start Recovery
> Console or
> > > repair. Can anyone
> > > help? I am quite competent with computers, but I
> > > don't know as much as
> > > some people, who can build them and/or program
> them.
> > > We have a network
> > > setup between the desktop and laptop with a
> > > crossover Ethernet cable.
> > > The desktop cannot access anything on the
> laptop, it
> > > doesn't know it's
> > > there, obviously because it can't boot up. If
> you
> > > need any more
> > > information on either computer I can probably
> find
> > > it.
> > >
> > > Can anyone HELP?!!! I have some important stuff
> on
> > > there.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > If you always do what you've done,
> > you'll always have what you got.
> >
> >
> >
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>
> i also need help
> same problem here with the isapnp missing or damaged
> .. i followed the
> istructions but it says "inkomst nekad" (swedish op
> system) wich in
> english is same as access denied
> how do i gain acces??
>
>

If you always do what you've done,
you'll always have what you got.

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