Laptop Help!!!! error message when reinstalling XP?

Question

I wanted to completely wipe out my laptop so I made a Windows XP disk (it said u can only do it once) and put it in to reinstall the OS. It goes to this blue screen and I get the message "The File nvrd32.sys could not be found." Press any key to continue.

When I press a key, it says setup failed press any key to restart your computer. When I do this, the computer restarts and goes back to the same blue screen and I get the same messages. Even when I tried to press Esc and took the disc out of the drive. This cycle just keeps repeating and it wont let me use the laptop at all. Please help!

Answer 1

seems like all the files wasn't copy to the cd, try cleaning the cd , go to the bios and set the boot to cd-rom, reload the cd if the same problem you might have to buy a windows xp cd, if it's a dell you can use a dell system recovery windows xp cd if someone has one ,the product key is on the bottom of your laptop, you might already have system recovery stored on your hdd on a hidden partition, go to the manufacture website on someone else pc in put in search using system recovery to restore your pc back to factory settings, normally it's f10 or f11 to get to system recovery

Answer 2

Do you have another pc available to use? If so check the XP install disk to make sure that file is there, I've had the same problem before and neglected to copy a folder over.

If you don't have another computer to check this, I'd still bet on it, and I'd say do what you can do to get another copy of a windows xp install disk.



Good luck!

Answer 3

If you have already re-installed windows, it is possible that you did not fully format the hard drive. The virus may still be in the boot sector and therefor rebooting the way that it does. Boot your PC using the Windows install disk and reinstall. This time, delete all partitions when asked to choose an install location. Then, create a paortition equal to the entire size of available disk space, choose NTFS Full, for the format option, not quick. Should this not resolve your issue, post your results so I may further assist.

Answer 4

The easiest and fastest way to solve this problem is to run a registry cleaner software. A registry cleaner can eliminate errors in your record. This record stores all information about the software, drivers, applications and games that are installed on your computer. And in time, it can get bad, because some obsolete entries are not deleted and can lead to what they call the "errors". By using a registry cleaner http://make-a-computer-run-better.com the errors can be eradicated and increases the speed of your computer in the process. Registry cleaners work by scanning each file and then checking to see if it's corrupt or causing problems. If they find that it is broken, the registry cleaner will replace or fix the file for you to make your computer become free of errors.In addition, the errors will not happen if you regularly check and care for your computer system.

Answer 5

May be something wrong with your RAM, I had the same problem when reinstalling XP on a PC... not sure if you'll be able to do anything about it, maybe take it to a repair store.

Answer 6

What i would do is i would find another copy of XP on the internet. Download it, and burn the .iso file. and try it again. if this doesnt work, let me know.