FASTFAT.SYS and SP1

[Kenny S]

after installing SP1 the computer gives a blue screen of death and a
fastfat.sys error

and only after several restarts I can get into windows.
The strange thing is that I read that fastfat.sys has to do with fat system,
but I have NTFS!

Is there anyway I can fix this,

will installing SP2 fix it?

 

[Guest]

Symptoms Section:
When you start your computer, you may receive the following error message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
System32\Drivers\FastFAT.sys

Cause Section
This issue may occur if either of the following conditions exist:
The Fastfat.sys file is damaged or missing.
The RAM in your computer is damaged or is not installed correctly.

Try:
test your RAM.

expand the file from xp CD.

 

[Guest]

Error Message Occurs with Damaged RAM or if the Fastfat.sys File Is Damaged
or Missing
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810091

this is a w2k version of this article, for some reason the XP
version(810095) is not public.

 

[Kenny S]

I have another computer with SP2 can I take the fastfat.sys from there and
replace it?
If not how do I expand and replace the file?
The cdrom is not SP1, its the original XP, does that matter?

I have already tried SFC /SCANNOW

This System File Checker program should have scaned
Windows XP for missing or corrupt system files and replaced
them with the correct versions.

Could it have failed?

 

[SlowJet]

Can you say "Hardware"?

SJ

I have another computer with SP2 can I take the fastfat.sys from there and
replace it?
If not how do I expand and replace the file?
The cdrom is not SP1, its the original XP, does that matter?

I have already tried SFC /SCANNOW

This System File Checker program should have scaned
Windows XP for missing or corrupt system files and replaced
them with the correct versions.

Could it have failed?

 

[Kenny S]

the computer worked corectly before SP1, why should there be a hardware
problem now?