what do i do?
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what do i do?
my PC showed me a message saying a had a corrupt file in system32. that stuff all concerns booting up doesnt it?
well my PC wouldnt start any more so tried a few methods then ended up fully formating it but still no luck!
so question is ... can i buy a new hard drive and put it in the old tower? or is system32 part of the motherboard and i'll need a whole new tower?
thanks in advance, really clueless about this side of IT!
well my PC wouldnt start any more so tried a few methods then ended up fully formating it but still no luck!
so question is ... can i buy a new hard drive and put it in the old tower? or is system32 part of the motherboard and i'll need a whole new tower?
thanks in advance, really clueless about this side of IT!
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You can buy a new hard-drive, and put it in the old tower and, once it's got Windows installed on it, you can put the old one back in and use it as an "extra" drive! 
Although I'd run a full error-check on it before putting anything "important" on it, just in case...
Out of interest, what error messages were you getting when you tried to boot up with the current hard-drive?
Although I'd run a full error-check on it before putting anything "important" on it, just in case...Out of interest, what error messages were you getting when you tried to boot up with the current hard-drive?
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excellent - cheaper fix than i new tower!
cant remember what it said exactly as its completely fooked now i trying to load my parents settings onto it. something about start up file in system32 folder is corrupt or missing. suppose i could have rescued it but wanted to upgrade soon anyway so tried the full format!
cant remember what it said exactly as its completely fooked now i trying to load my parents settings onto it. something about start up file in system32 folder is corrupt or missing. suppose i could have rescued it but wanted to upgrade soon anyway so tried the full format!
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Should have, unless it's bad blocks on the start of the drive......Windows will tend to just install on the start-edge of the drive, hence if there's physical errors there, I'd say it'd cause that kind of erroring no matter how many times you format & reinstall?
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yeah but stupid me used the recovery disks of my rents PC, it now says e machines when i turn it on then keeps restarting! supposed to be packard bell!
im not fussed - at least it means i dont need a new tower like said above!
im not fussed - at least it means i dont need a new tower like said above!
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Yeah, you'd need a proper Windows installation CD to install after a full format......unless shops have now started to give out "ghost" CDs that restore your system to factory-default with Windows and default programs installed. I've never ever bought a pre-built computer from a shop, so wouldn't know...
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Yeah, you'd need a proper Windows installation CD to install after a full format......unless shops have now started to give out "ghost" CDs that restore your system to factory-default with Windows and default programs installed. I've never ever bought a pre-built computer from a shop, so wouldn't know...
Bring back the CD Ghost images.
