hi anna,
i didnt try another bootable cd cuz i only have the one xp cd.... which
does boot up on a different computer. !




"Anna" <myname@myisp.net> wrote in message
news:ukIdvOLDGHA.1384@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Lorne:
> This might have been covered before, so if it has, excuse me for repeating
> (I'm too tired to look), but have you tried another bootable CD in the
> machine? Same problem?
> Anna
>
> "Lorne" <stoner_123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23OCOX3JDGHA.2320@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> using original windows xp cd pro,
>> i tried changing the cd rom... same issue...
>> just a thought, cuz i've seen some strange things, but how about the
>> power supply failing? my neighbour is a heavy smoker (all gunged up
>> inside the computer).... could that be it?
>>
>> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:etE0DzJDGHA.312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Either the XP CD is faulty, wrong type, whatever, or your CD ROM drive
>>> is not playing ball.. how old is the drive?.. what type of XP CD do you
>>> have?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mike Hall
>>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>>
>>> "Lorne" <stoner_123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:e2tBkvJDGHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>> ok, removed all boot options other than cd rom..... no reading from the
>>>> cd. tried the cd again in another computer and it booted up fine.....
>>>> replaced the cd rom on the computer... same thing.
>>>>
>>>> "Lorne" <stoner_123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23hczt9IDGHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>> thank you everyone..
>>>>> 1) i tried the safe mode and last known config.... didnt work,
>>>>> 2) tried pressing any key to get it to read from the cd... after a few
>>>>> seconds, it tries the hard drive
>>>>>
>>>>> i will try to remove all options from the boot list and see what
>>>>> happens,.... i will repost with the results
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news2A04B6F-001B-4F40-806C-D55A73F17A0E@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> ometime s, maybe most, you have to hit any key on keybrd to get it to
>>>>>> boot
>>>>>> from CD!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Lorne" wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>>>> i am assisting a neighbour with her computer (she's so cute, i
>>>>>>> couldnt say
>>>>>>> no to her)....
>>>>>>> On boot up, she is getting the message:
>>>>>>> missing or corrupt file: ntoskrnl.exe reinstall a copy of the above
>>>>>>> file.....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> so after researching the net and newsgroups i thought i found the
>>>>>>> way to
>>>>>>> repair this.... easy enough, just boot from xp cd and use the repair
>>>>>>> console.... BUT here is the problem.... i can not get the computer
>>>>>>> to boot
>>>>>>> from the cd rom!!!
>>>>>>> I went into the bios and set boot priority to:
>>>>>>> cd/rom 1st, floppy 2nd and ide hard drive 3rd (can't go wrong with
>>>>>>> this,
>>>>>>> right?) Using her windows xp, the computer says searching for boot
>>>>>>> record
>>>>>>> from cd.... then after sevceral seconds, changes to try to boot from
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> hard drive.....
>>>>>>> Ok, i thought maybe the cd rom is not working...... so i put in a
>>>>>>> spare cd
>>>>>>> rom.... same thing..... took the cd and put it into a different
>>>>>>> computer,
>>>>>>> and the cd boots up......
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> so, any idea of what my issue is all about???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thank you all....
>
>