alright lads and lasses,

my problem is a bit like bert1 post early on this month.but not quite.

anyhow i was on my comp and the eleccy went of . so after i shouted at the missus lol . i tryed to switch my comp back on . but it wont. it keeps trying to .it keeps going round and round.

i have tryed
last know config,
windows start up normaly,
safe mode.
i have taking the memory, out no peeps
and grapices card and no peeps
then i went into f8. and tryed all of them.and nothing apart from one that told me this.

system32/drivers/isapnp.sys. damaged or corrupt.

dose anybody no what this is and how do i fix it.ohh and i am on xp.but dont have the disc no more.

i have just being to pissy world and they only sell vista now.

cheers dave

To replace the Isapnp.sys file in Windows XP, follow these steps:

1. Start the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM.
2. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to start Recovery Console.
3. If you have a dual-boot or a multiple-boot computer, type the number that corresponds to your Windows XP installation when you are prompted to select the Windows installation to log on to, and then press ENTER.
4. When you are prompted for the Administrator password, type the password, and then press ENTER.
   Note If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
5. At the C:\Windows prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
   ren c:\windows\system32\drivers\isapnp.sys isapnp.old
   Note The steps in this article assume that you installed Windows XP to the C: drive. The actual location of your Windows installation may vary.
6. At the C:\Windows prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
   expand cd-romdrive:\i386\isapnp.sy_ c:\windows\system32\drivers\isapnp.sys
   For example, type:
   expand d:\i386\isapnp.sy_ c:\windows\system32\drivers
7. After the file is successfully expanded, type exit, and then press ENTER to exit Recovery Console.
8. Restart the computer.

Originally Posted by notmeatall3

To replace the Isapnp.sys file in Windows XP, follow these steps:

1. Start the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM.
2. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to start Recovery Console.
3. If you have a dual-boot or a multiple-boot computer, type the number that corresponds to your Windows XP installation when you are prompted to select the Windows installation to log on to, and then press ENTER.
4. When you are prompted for the Administrator password, type the password, and then press ENTER.
   Note If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
5. At the C:\Windows prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
   ren c:\windows\system32\drivers\isapnp.sys isapnp.old
   Note The steps in this article assume that you installed Windows XP to the C: drive. The actual location of your Windows installation may vary.
6. At the C:\Windows prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
   expand cd-romdrive:\i386\isapnp.sy_ c:\windows\system32\drivers\isapnp.sys
   For example, type:
   expand d:\i386\isapnp.sy_ c:\windows\system32\drivers
7. After the file is successfully expanded, type exit, and then press ENTER to exit Recovery Console.
8. Restart the computer.

cheers m8

but i carnt find my cd.is ther any other way round it

thanks dave

pm sent m8 it an oem version of xp pro. that should give u what u need