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by brandirood

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Ok, my XP professional crashed. I get a message that says "windows could not start because the following file is missin gor corrupt: system32/Drivers/Ntfs.sys you can attempt tp repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the orignal Setup CD-ROM. Selet 'r' at the first screen to start repair.

So, I put in the original CD and it won't boot from the CD...it goes straight to the same message every time and I can never get to that screen where I need to press 'r'.

Any help out there????

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by nicknielsen

Start the PC. As soon as you hear the beep, press the key to enter Setup (usually Del, may be F1). In the setup, scroll down to Advanced BIOS Features. Set the First Boot Device to CDROM. Set the second boot device to Floppy (if installed) or HDD-0. Press F10 to exit, Y to save. Your PC will reboot and should now boot from the install CD.

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