xp recovery fails

I have done something really stupid and don't know how to fix what I did. I
got the error of Windows could not start because some file was missing or
corrupt. The last time this happened, I foolishly used the system restore cd
instead of the factory restore. Well, it took a few attempts, but I was able
to get the OS back working. So, when it happened again, I just used the
system recovery cd again. But this time, I can't get a clean installation of
the XP home edition. It gets to the set up and then starts rebooting and
running a disk check over and over. I don't have an original cd since xp was
installed on the computer when I bought it. This recovery cd is the only one
I have with the OS on it. I'm not concerned about the programs and files that
are gone as this is just a pleasure computer and after problems in the past,
I have stored on cds any thing I wanted to save.

I am at my wits end and don't know what to try. I did try downloading and
burning a cd off another site but the computer won't read it. Any ideas? All
I want is to get it up and running again.

Thats easy to fix.Simply go to the hard drive mfg web site,locate the hd
MS-DOS utility for the hd,download to a MS-DOS formatted floppy disk,boot
pc to floppy,in the utility,locate a/the format utility & run.Even a "soft
format"
will wipe out the OS,making youre cds run when installed.

"malibumom" wrote:

> I have done something really stupid and don't know how to fix what I did. I
> got the error of Windows could not start because some file was missing or
> corrupt. The last time this happened, I foolishly used the system restore cd
> instead of the factory restore. Well, it took a few attempts, but I was able
> to get the OS back working. So, when it happened again, I just used the
> system recovery cd again. But this time, I can't get a clean installation of
> the XP home edition. It gets to the set up and then starts rebooting and
> running a disk check over and over. I don't have an original cd since xp was
> installed on the computer when I bought it. This recovery cd is the only one
> I have with the OS on it. I'm not concerned about the programs and files that
> are gone as this is just a pleasure computer and after problems in the past,
> I have stored on cds any thing I wanted to save.
>
> I am at my wits end and don't know what to try. I did try downloading and
> burning a cd off another site but the computer won't read it. Any ideas? All
> I want is to get it up and running again.

Easy for you to say, LOL! I don't know who the mfg is of the hard drive. The
computer is from a infomercial of Tiger Tv and the mfg is not listed. All I
know is that it is a ultra ata. It's been a pain in the $@# from the
beginning but I don't have the money for a new one. Would really just like to
get this one going again.
"Andrew E." wrote:

> Thats easy to fix.Simply go to the hard drive mfg web site,locate the hd
> MS-DOS utility for the hd,download to a MS-DOS formatted floppy disk,boot
> pc to floppy,in the utility,locate a/the format utility & run.Even a "soft
> format"
> will wipe out the OS,making youre cds run when installed.
>
> "malibumom" wrote:
>
> > I have done something really stupid and don't know how to fix what I did. I
> > got the error of Windows could not start because some file was missing or
> > corrupt. The last time this happened, I foolishly used the system restore cd
> > instead of the factory restore. Well, it took a few attempts, but I was able
> > to get the OS back working. So, when it happened again, I just used the
> > system recovery cd again. But this time, I can't get a clean installation of
> > the XP home edition. It gets to the set up and then starts rebooting and
> > running a disk check over and over. I don't have an original cd since xp was
> > installed on the computer when I bought it. This recovery cd is the only one
> > I have with the OS on it. I'm not concerned about the programs and files that
> > are gone as this is just a pleasure computer and after problems in the past,
> > I have stored on cds any thing I wanted to save.
> >
> > I am at my wits end and don't know what to try. I did try downloading and
> > burning a cd off another site but the computer won't read it. Any ideas? All
> > I want is to get it up and running again.

Install a new hard drive
buy a retail copy of XP and do a new installation.
peter

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"malibumom" <malibumom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EEF1A2C9-1292-4599-9DA9-ED0F61AD0FC7@microsoft.com...
>
> Easy for you to say, LOL! I don't know who the mfg is of the hard drive.
> The
> computer is from a infomercial of Tiger Tv and the mfg is not listed. All
> I
> know is that it is a ultra ata. It's been a pain in the $@# from the
> beginning but I don't have the money for a new one. Would really just like
> to
> get this one going again.
> "Andrew E." wrote:
>
>> Thats easy to fix.Simply go to the hard drive mfg web site,locate the
>> hd
>> MS-DOS utility for the hd,download to a MS-DOS formatted floppy
>> disk,boot
>> pc to floppy,in the utility,locate a/the format utility & run.Even a
>> "soft
>> format"
>> will wipe out the OS,making youre cds run when installed.
>>
>> "malibumom" wrote:
>>
>> > I have done something really stupid and don't know how to fix what I
>> > did. I
>> > got the error of Windows could not start because some file was missing
>> > or
>> > corrupt. The last time this happened, I foolishly used the system
>> > restore cd
>> > instead of the factory restore. Well, it took a few attempts, but I was
>> > able
>> > to get the OS back working. So, when it happened again, I just used the
>> > system recovery cd again. But this time, I can't get a clean
>> > installation of
>> > the XP home edition. It gets to the set up and then starts rebooting
>> > and
>> > running a disk check over and over. I don't have an original cd since
>> > xp was
>> > installed on the computer when I bought it. This recovery cd is the
>> > only one
>> > I have with the OS on it. I'm not concerned about the programs and
>> > files that
>> > are gone as this is just a pleasure computer and after problems in the
>> > past,
>> > I have stored on cds any thing I wanted to save.
>> >
>> > I am at my wits end and don't know what to try. I did try downloading
>> > and
>> > burning a cd off another site but the computer won't read it. Any
>> > ideas? All
>> > I want is to get it up and running again.