Windows XP ohci1394.sys is corrupt

[enfrcr3115]

I am having a problem, I have a used laptop that I purchased. I was advised by the previous owner that there was a harddrive problem with it, so I bought and new one and replaced it. upon attempting to install WinXp Pro, I got an error "ohci1394.sys is corrupt" press any key to restart. when I restarted, I got a different error " pci.sys is corrupt".
I am not too shabby on computers, but I cant seem to find an answer to my problem.

Thanks to anyone who can help

 

[Anon_F]

I am having a problem, I have a used laptop that I purchased. I was advised by the previous owner that there was a harddrive problem with it, so I bought and new one and replaced it. upon attempting to install WinXp Pro, I got an error "ohci1394.sys is corrupt" press any key to restart. when I restarted, I got a different error " pci.sys is corrupt".
I am not too shabby on computers, but I cant seem to find an answer to my problem.

Thanks to anyone who can help

May be worth looking at this http://www.jsifaq.com/subk/tip5400/rh5410.htm

 

[muckshifter]

XP installation errors are usually cased by bad RAM ... however, the Open Host Controller Interface error may be cased by a faulty HD cable/hard drive or wrong HD settings.

Check your mem first ... do you have enough for XP?

 

[enfrcr3115]

The application fails before reaching the recovery console and I cant access it.

I have 512 MB RAM....unless it has gone bad....

 

[muckshifter]

The application fails before reaching the recovery console and I cant access it.

I have 512 MB RAM....unless it has gone bad....

Was the thing working before you changed the drive?

What are we talking about anyway? ... specs on the system would help.

 

[enfrcr3115]

It would go through POST before, but would hang before initializing the OS. I ran a "chkdsk /r" in the recovery console, but it advised that there were too many errors to correct, so I replaced the hard drive. now it wont even let me get to the recovery console during new install of the OS before advising of the new errors.


I am using a Gateway 2.2 Ghz Pentium Processor 512 MB RAM and 40 Gig hardrive.

 

[muckshifter]

Then it's possible I was right, and it is the memory ... and never was a HD problem.

Check your memory out ... http://www.memtest.org/