Inserting CD Corrupts XP

[oceanclub]

This is the weirdest thing I've seen.

Today I inserted a CD to install some software, and the system
froze. So I rebooted, and found I couldn't get past the Windows logo.
I tried safe mode, and it goes up as far as mup.sys before stopping.
I did a repair install, and all was well.

I chanced the CD again. Again, froze. This time, when I rebooted, it
now said that "Windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM".

So I'm running a repair install again. Anyone have any ideas how the
above could be happening?

P.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

It may have nothing to do with the CD, it is an indication of a corrupt
registry.

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry [Q307545]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[oceanclub]

Yeah, I think the CD issue was just a sympton of another problem - it
certainly worked on another XP machine fine. I just ended up doing a
complete full install again, since it's not long since I did one and I
didn't have many applications I need to reinstall again.

P.