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  1. 11-18-2005 09:16 PM #1
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    Boot problem

    Hey guys

    I have an acer laptop winxp home, I am getting a message saying missing system 32 dll file is missing.. and itwon't boot into windows, it does that in safemode also

    Any idea whats going on

    Cheers
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  2. 11-18-2005 10:01 PM #2
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    Try to boot from the Xp home cd and then do a repair install. After that, scan for nasties.
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    There’s a nice guide on doing a repair install with XP in the Best of Apps & Operating Systems sticky. Here’s the link. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Good luck.
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  4. 11-19-2005 12:27 AM #4
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    Acer may have given you a "System" CD instead of the Win XP CD if they did stick it in and it should fix it.

    PS ... Nice repair guide
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  5. 11-19-2005 01:30 AM #5
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    Thanks for the advice guys, I will give that a shot and let you all know how I made out.

    Thanks again
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