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Speida
17th March 2006, 11:33 AM
Hi guys.. once i've copied all the files choosing NTFS quick for my partition, when the computer reboots and it goes for the installation it says that a file is missing or corrupt:

System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys

i think its because of the cd that i made...
Anyways.. i was wondering if i have to reformat and start everything again or if i could somehow choose the FAT option so i can reinstall windows without reformatting and do everything again.

If i restart from the cd it doesn't give me the option to choose between NTFS/FAT quick/slow as it did before.

How can I install using FAT now? Is it possible or i have to reinstall everything again? :S

Thanks!
SpecMode
17th March 2006, 11:38 AM
My working XP install is running on FAT32 with no problems whatsoever. An added bonus is that my OS X install has full read/write access to my XP partition, so I can download drivers and whatnot from OS X and install them later from within XP.
Speida
17th March 2006, 11:41 AM
yaya but i was wondering how i can choose fat32 since now everytime i start windows from the cd it doesnt give me the option to choose anymore but it just starts the installation once i choose the partition..
SpecMode
17th March 2006, 11:42 AM
Hmm...you may be able to get away with deleting the partition in Windows Setup and re-creating it as FAT32, but you run the risk of borking your OS X partition in the process. Of course, the alternative is re-partitioning the drive using Disk Utility, which would definitely eradicate OS X.

Proceed at your own risk, and let us know how the install goes.
Speida
17th March 2006, 11:47 AM
well i ll try the first option.. cuz if it doesnt work i have to do the second option anyways lol..
Speida
17th March 2006, 12:29 PM
ok.. deleted the partition.. chosed FAT32 but still the same thing.. it says that file is missing or corrupt... what can i do?? it's my cd isn't it? is there a ways i can get it from somewhere/one? thx
Speida
17th March 2006, 02:25 PM
any1 knows wat i can do?

thx
jlmodell
17th March 2006, 06:23 PM
i came across this suggestion on another board, someone made a torrent for the xp sp2 disk that already has the things that need changing.

http://thepiratebay.org/details.php?id=3458280

*sorry if this is not allowed*