When I turn on my PC it goes to a screen that says missing or corrupt system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys I have put in two different XP cd's to try and get to the repair installtion. It boots off the cd and starts to load the files as it would on any install. Just before it gets to the place where it would ask you to install or repair. The screen goes blank and then right back to saying "missing or corrupt system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys" Is there any way I can get this file back on my hard drive so it will boot? I have tryed to go to safe mode but it comes up with missing system32\drivers\pci.sys. If I can copy this file onto a floppy and then to hard drive what commands do I use to copy it from floopy to hard drive I am unable to get to the recover console. When I try it goes right back to missing system32\drivers\pci.sys Thanks, Steve

Most likely it must have been the result of a Corrupted Device driver for a PCI device. If you have installed a PCI device recently you may have to Remove and reboot the PC. This can be from a bad RAM also. If you are unsure about any recent harware install try doing the following: 1. Shut down your computer, and then remove all the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) devices. 2. Restart your computer.• If Windows starts successfully, shut down your computer, and then reinstall the PCI devices one at a time. Start Windows after the installation of each device. When you install a device that causes the ERROR MESSAGE Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:System32\DRIVERS\pci.sys , remove that device, and then continue to install the other PCI devices. • If Windows does not start successfully, remove one or more of the memory modules that are installed in your computer. Leave sufficient RAM for your computer to start and run Windows XP. Note Windows XP requires 128 megabytes (MB) RAM. The minimum is 64 MB and the maximum is 4 gigabytes (GB). For example, if two 256-MB memory modules are installed in your computer, remove one of the memory modules. If Windows starts successfully, shut down the computer, and then reinstall the RAM modules one at a time. Start Windows after the installation of each RAM module. When you install a module that causes the ERROR Message, remove that module, and then continue to install the other RAM modules. 3. Determine if the PCI devices in your computer are compatible with Windows XP. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/hwdq/hcl M

I believe you have a bad memory chip. Larry "Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'" Charlie Brown.

It was bad memory. Thanks for your help. Thanks, Steve