help!

[VaLaIz]

dunno what the **** happened with my comp, i installed an update for windows xp and it said i had to reboot the comp, so i did that, then when i tried to turn it on again it all worked fine till when Windows XP is loading then my comp just reboots itself and keeps doing the same stuff again and again and again.... dunno if its a virus or a hardware is ****ed up, cuz when i turn on the comp the 3 1/2 Floopy (A do some weird sound...

so, i hope u understand what i just wrote :blink: ...

please if u know what might be wrong tell me cuz i dont really want to restore my comp.. 8.0GB of music .. Thanks

[Dave]

Hi Val,

I've had this problem before. I know, it sucks. I think I ended up formatting, because I couldn't be arsed to faff around with the recovery console. But here's a suggestion.

When this happens, it usually means kernel32.dll (C:\WINDOWS\system32\) is corrupt. You can try and replace this file from your XP CD by doing this:

1) Insert the XP CD.
2) Power up the PC.
3) Make the CD load. To do this, you usually press F10, F12, Insert or Delete. Sometimes F8. Just keep randomly whacking keys till you get a Startup Menu appear, asking where you want to boot from. Keep trying!
4) When the text-based part of setup begins (all the blue screens), choose to "Repair or Recover" ®.

5) Once you're in the Recovery Console, type:
cd system32

6) Type:
ren kernel32.dll kernel32.dll.bak
(backup of your current kernel32.dll)

7) Type:
map

8) Assuming your the XP CD is in Drive D:, type:
expand D:\i386\kernel32.dl_
(note the underscore!)

You should now see a message about kernel32.dll being expanded...

Restart, and everything _should_ work.

As I said, I couldn't ever be arsed to faff around with the recovery console, but whatever.

Let me know how it goes,
Dave.

[VaLaIz]

thanks a lot man it worked

[Dave]

Nice one. np