Hi.
I had voltage fluctuations last night due a snowstorm and the voltage dropped crashing my PC.
It now won't boot and gives the error that a file is corrupted....Windows/system32/config
The PC runs an OEM XP home edition on a SATA drive, the PC also has an IDE drive (D) but the OSes are on the C drive.
Inside the XP installation I have Linux Mint installed.
When I boot I get the 2 options I always used to , XP (default) and Linux Mint.
XP won't boot when selected and gives the error above.
The Linux Mint, also on C and in fact installed as a program within XP, will boot, hence I believe the SATA drive to be undamaged.
I can see the C drive and all the XP files from the Linux installation.
I've tried using the original full CD and the recovery console but when the recovery console opens all it can see is the IDE drive which it labels D (and of course doesn't contain the original XP install.
I can't remember how I got XP on the SATA drive in the first place, I don't appear to have any Hard drive drivers in the case I keep all software CDs in and I'm a bit flummoxed. I can only imagine I just fitted it and loaded the XP install disc but that's at odds with what seems to be happening now.
Spent a large part of today Googling but can't find anything that will fix this....so far.
I don't want to have to wipe and re-install everything unless there's no option, it's a fast way to kill a couple of days over the holidays.
Can anyone help or suggest a course of action?
Thanks.
I had voltage fluctuations last night due a snowstorm and the voltage dropped crashing my PC.
It now won't boot and gives the error that a file is corrupted....Windows/system32/config
The PC runs an OEM XP home edition on a SATA drive, the PC also has an IDE drive (D) but the OSes are on the C drive.
Inside the XP installation I have Linux Mint installed.
When I boot I get the 2 options I always used to , XP (default) and Linux Mint.
XP won't boot when selected and gives the error above.
The Linux Mint, also on C and in fact installed as a program within XP, will boot, hence I believe the SATA drive to be undamaged.
I can see the C drive and all the XP files from the Linux installation.
I've tried using the original full CD and the recovery console but when the recovery console opens all it can see is the IDE drive which it labels D (and of course doesn't contain the original XP install.
I can't remember how I got XP on the SATA drive in the first place, I don't appear to have any Hard drive drivers in the case I keep all software CDs in and I'm a bit flummoxed. I can only imagine I just fitted it and loaded the XP install disc but that's at odds with what seems to be happening now.
Spent a large part of today Googling but can't find anything that will fix this....so far.
I don't want to have to wipe and re-install everything unless there's no option, it's a fast way to kill a couple of days over the holidays.
Can anyone help or suggest a course of action?
Thanks.