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...computer that will not boot? Here is my timeline:I uninstall a wireless driver. (May not be important)Later, I realize that my box can't find my sound driverI do a force shutdown (Why yes, I am an idiot)Boot up with GRUB on a Linux cd so that I can boot my windows drive (Yes I do have a corrupted MBR, because I installed grub and Windows tries to fix it and ends up corrupting it in the end, but I have always been able to boot in this manner).I get an error about not being able to boot because of pci.sys in drivers folder is corrupt, missing etc.I boot from WINXP install/recovery cd and extract pci.sy_ to create it. Reboot.I get an error about not being able to boot because of isapnp.sys corrupt, missing etc.I boot from WINXP install/recovery cd and extract isapnp.sy_ to create it. Reboot.I get an error about not being able to boot because of ntfs.sys corrupt, missing etc.I boot from WINXP install/recovery cd, but i can't extract ntfs.sy_, so I copy ntfs.sys. And I overwrite. Reboot.I get an error about not being able to boot because of ntfs.sys corrupt, missing ect. again.I know that I need to reinstall my windows again, and I was trying to get around to it before this happened. I just don't want to do it now because I have programs that I don't have the serials to any more (No they are not pirated.)Here is what I have thought about doing:1. DD the entire hd to my external. Reinstall and mount the dd as a drive and move everything over. (Doesn't help with serials)2. DD the hd, reinstall, copy the drivers folder. Rewrite the original hd (file.img) to the hd (hda1). (Serials ok)I know that I need to reinstall if my sound drivers are gone, but I just need to access xp to recover the serials.My details:Windows XP Tablet EditionToshiba R15-S829Dual booted with Linux. (hda2 is /boot, hda3 is /, hda4 is swap)80GB HDI have the recovery DVD that came with my box that has all the drivers, but it seems as if it only does a reinstall, not a recover, and I’m not willing to proceed past the overwrite warning yet.I have a WINXP Professional SP2 install/repair cd.And no, I did not install the recovery console to my comp.What are you suggestions? I plan on writing an email to Toshiba to see what they think.Thank you in advance.Email me if need be, I do check it.

12-08-2007 10:27 PM
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