Hi guys! Ive been using a computer (pentium 3 windows xp) for

almost 6 yrs. One morning I tried to turn it on then suddenly

an error message said a windows file is corrupt/missing, press

r to repair. I tried to re-install windows again by booting

into the windows cd but another problem occured. An error

message said that "unable to load setup.sys code error is 4"

something like that. I thought my cd and cdrom is bad already.

I placed the cd and cdrom on another computer(AMD) and guess

what? It succesfully booted and entered windows setup. I also

installed my hard disk there(together with the IDE cable) and

booted it and I was surprised that I entered windows xp

normally(without any error message).

Now. Im sure that there is no problem with the hard disk, cd or

cdrom. Guys, can you give some ideas where the problem is?

(motherboard? processor? virus? memory?) how can I fix it? tnx.

Hi. Just today I had a similar problem, i thought the dvd was shot didn't and wasn 't going to work. I read forums and seeked advice for 2-3 hours. So if i were you I would go the Microsoft site and download the bootable floppys 6 in all for XP. Now don't hold me to this but i think they will give you cd support so then you can format the drive. I believe you have a corrupted windows system and the above worked for me today. Some may say its a bit extreme but sometimes searching for the solutions is very time demanding and its easier to format and have done. Good Luck