Missing cp_437.nls Windows could not start

[Guest]

XP SP2 will not start up and gives me a black screen message:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\system32\cp_437.nls

I have attempted the repair using the Setup CD - NO HELP

Is this file the same as the c_437.nl_ on the XP CD? If it is the same
codepage file. Can I extract the file c_437.nls and then rename it to
cp_437.nls?

Will I need to edit my register?

Any help will be appreciated....

Background info: this system was ME then upgraded to XP. I started having
some of these strange problems after updating Norton Internet Security. I
wonder if this was caused by Norton or if my Hard Drive is just going bad...

 

[Head Hunter]

You can't find it on the WinXP CD because it came over from your WinME.
Look for it on your WinME CD, in Win_19.cab

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272639

 

[DL]

Or to put it another way,
problems caused by doing an update rather than clean install of the o/s

You can't find it on the WinXP CD because it came over from your WinME.
Look for it on your WinME CD, in Win_19.cab

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272639

 

[DL]

PS re hd, you could allways visit the hd manu web site and download their
disk checking utility

Or to put it another way,
problems caused by doing an update rather than clean install of the o/s

You can't find it on the WinXP CD because it came over from your WinME.
Look for it on your WinME CD, in Win_19.cab

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272639

Security.

 

[Guest]

Whooo-hooo!

I found a process at :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/EN-US/
that worked for me. I was a little worried about the disclaimer that the
process should not be used on machines that were installed from an OEM copy
of the software - although I had the old ME CD's - I had purchased the XP
upgrade. I had no problems using the process except at the end when I was
supposed to restore from an older system backup - none existed.

Now I am off to figure out what caused this to happen in the first place.
Thanks for all the help.