Strange puta

[suicidal_monkey]

Originally posted by killcrazy@May 16 2005, 02:31 PM
well i got my new HDD today (wester digital :blush: )
i used norton ghost to copy the old disc image and it all went well,
im actually running windows on the new hard drtive now
but ........

it still comes up with the same error
could it be the actuall file, my motherboard or my slave HDD ?
any ideas?

regards KC

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you could have copied a corrupt file accross. Try putting windows on the new HDD fresh!

[killcrazy]

right,
ive got a new hdd, dissconnected my second one, formatted and installed windows again and i STILL get the same problem, nothings changed :eyebrow:

could it be by xp instulation disc, as its got a few scratches or a componed on my motherboard with an old driver?


regards
KC

[Armitage]

Have a look at this.

http://miataru.computing.net/windowsxp/www...orum/27132.html

Seem it could be a bios or try a reinstall with FAT32

[Blunt]

it may be a daft question....but it is a kosher copy of xp isn't it?




sounds similar to what happened to a friend of mine with a dodgy copy of xp


   :whistle:

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by killcrazy@May 24 2005, 06:55 AM
could it be by xp instulation disc, as its got a few scratches

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Could be.

What file is missing. Any way you could manually copy that file to the HDD? (maybe put HDD in another PC as a slave drive?)

[killcrazy]

well im going to look in my bios for any strange settings,
its a proper xp disk  

the files is ntfs.sys

thie strange thing is that its only started playing up on my new motherboard,
which might suggest bios/driver problems. ive updated my bios to the latest tho  :blink:

[suicidal_monkey]

might be a silly question, but did you try this yet?

http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_...ssing_or_co.htm
full-blown instructions on the repair process for fixing ntfs.sys...

Some people seem to think it was dodgy ram. Try running the pc with only one of the ram chips you have (I know you have at least two now! http://www.gidforums.com/t-748.html?page=2&pp=15


more info...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330181



can you tell I am avoiding work which has a really short deadline? <_<

[killcrazy]

i thinnk i might b on 2 something, chees mr monkey.

that 512mb ram you gave me - i installed it into the 3rd ram slot on my old motherboard (and it was fine), when i changed motherboards i put it into the first slot (nearist the cpu) adn i get the error, ill try swapping the 3rd and 1st  ram's around. will it have the stupid activation problem if i changwe the ram round?

[suicidal_monkey]

Originally posted by killcrazy@May 24 2005, 11:28 AM
i thinnk i might b on 2 something, chees mr monkey.

that 512mb ram you gave me - i installed it into the 3rd ram slot on my old motherboard (and it was fine), when i changed motherboards i put it into the first slot (nearist the cpu) adn i get the error, ill try swapping the 3rd and 1st ram's around. will it have the stupid activation problem if i changwe the ram round?

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try with only one stick of ram at a time...
Also check the ram timing settings aren't set too fast for the chips you have installed perhaps? Did this error just pop up when you got that ram from me or did it start happening before it was installed? My pc never had any trouble with it and it was using it right up until it got posted to you :unsure: still, try running your pc with only the old stick of ram and then with only the new stick of ram and check the timings (I can recommend SiSoft Sandra for testing stuff)

edit: just altering the ram should not affect the activation (personally I've never had a problem with reactiavtion despite all the hardware switches I've made over the years. Only when shifting a hard drive from one PC to a completely different one!

[killcrazy]

i swapped the slot 1 ram (512 stick) with the 3rd slot one (256 stick) and it seams to have fixed it    .its been off for 3 hours and when i turned it on it was fine.
thanks for the help everyone - you all are a HUGE help

so i bought a new HD for no reason  :whistle:

 :cheers:
KC

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by killcrazy@May 24 2005, 03:24 PM
so i bought a new HD for no reason :whistle:

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Leave it in and backup to it. You know it makes sense

[suicidal_monkey]

Originally posted by killcrazy@May 24 2005, 04:24 PM
so i bought a new HD for no reason :whistle:

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the reason was obviously to reward me for finding a solution to the problem, surely?