FASTFAT.SYS and SP1

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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?
 
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.
 
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?
 
Can you say "Hardware"?

SJ
Kenny S said:
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?
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