I was on my in-law's PC that trying to merge a partion with Partition Magic (Merging with main C drive). During the merge process, I got an error. It told me to hit any key to exit and reboot. After doing so & trying to load back into Windows, I got an error that it couldn't find a file and that I should insert the setup disk and run the repair utility. I did so, but it just takes me to the C:/Windows prompt. What do I do next to try and repair my installation of Windows XP?
buscuit, I don't know if this would work from the command prompt, but you can try it: HELP: Displays list of available commands FIXBOOT: Repairs the boot recors of the selected partition FIXMBR: Same as above, but for the Master Boot record, usually only on the first partition of the HDD BTW: I suggest you type HELP, and then look if a command called 'SFC' is there (system file checker). If it exists, use it. Since you have access to a computer and the internet, search microsoft.com for that error message. Or search google instead. Works for me everytime. If none of the above works, post the EXACT error message which appears.
OK, I found out the exact name of the file missing. Here is what it said it can't find: "system32/DRIVERS/PCI.sys" Will the repair utility fix this file?
