Installing OEM XP on NEW computer. Gets all the way
through and then comes up with 'missing or corrupt
file: 'windows\system32\config\system', ....instructs to
select 'r' on first screen on the reinstall process. I do

Hello, I am currently getting ready to deploy windows Xp,
and i am doing alot of slipstreaming of hotfixes on top of
XP pro with SP1.    After i have done all the setup of
slipstreaming and configuration, I try to do a test

All,
I am working on my brother in-law's blaster infected
machine.  He decided to disable RPC after checking his
event log and now it cannot be re-enabled.  I have already

I'm trying to add a new key on an XP device directly under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.  As soon as I right click and select new... key the
error message "cannot create key: Error writing to the registry." is
displayed.  I can create a new key under HKLM\hardware.  Why can't I create

I got some very helpful responses to my last post on this
topic.  One last question:  Does XP consume more
system "overhead" than W2k?  ie is the newer operating
system going to run slower or will they be comparable?  

I purchased XP seperatly from my computer.  My computer
came with Windows ME pre-loaded.  When installing windows
XP it asks which partition I want to install XP on.  I
want to install it on C, but ME is already there.  Can I

I have 5 computers, 2 have xp pro the other 3 do not. I
need to put xp pro on the other three. I heard from
someone that one xp pro cd is good for 5 computers. is the
true?????

I am planning to re-install winXp-Home Edition Service
Pack 1. I installed service pack 1 via windows update
after I purchased the machine.
Is there any way possible to back up the service pack

Hi, I just purchased a dell and it came with windows XP
Home.  Now ASP.net is installed (it came with the
computer), but there is no option to install ISS in the
add remove programs. I want to be able to test my ASP

While installing Microsoft XP from a Microsoft Select CD
we get the following error:
Inf file txtsetup.sif is corrupt or missing, status 256.
Setup can not continue press any key to exit.

Would like detailed insrtuctions on reformating my hard
drive using winxp home.

Is there anyone that could tell me how to make a bootable
cd-rom for Win XP Pro. I have looked on the Microsoft
Knowledge Base and found articles about the process but
they only refer to Win 95 through Win NT Advanced Server

I am trying to re-install Windows XP Home on my PC.
At the point of installing Windows and setup will complete in 39 minutes it
fails with the following messages.
FATAL ERROR

i am having trouble with programs not being useabe by anyone other than the administrator.
the setup:
XP Pro workstation, only user is administrator, validates logins from 2000 server
2000 Server, running Active Directory.

I have a some systems that we can not deploy XP to yet, Don't ask its a
upper management thing. Here's the deal. I have systems that I have built
with a 2k Advanced Server with RIS. Now they want to start deploying but
they want to be able to keep the images of the 2k machines. So ...