Darkknight said:
When you start Windows, you receive an error similar to:
File is missing or corrupt: C:\Winnt\System32\Drivers\Pci.sys
To restore the file, perform an in-place upgrade or expand the file from
the Recovery Console:
1. Start the Recovery Console.
2. Select the installation you wish to access.
3. Type the administrator password.
4. Type MAP to determine the drive letter assigned to the CD-ROM.
5. Type Expand <CD-ROM DRIVE:>\i386\pci.sy_ c:\Winnt\System32\drivers
/y. You should receive:
pci.sys
1 file(s) expanded.
6. Type exit.
NOTE: c:\winnt should be replaced with the location of your Windows
installation.
just do a google search for the file, bring up all sorts of info, ie
Personally, I'd never run across these errors before but I received an
e-mail from Kristel W. explaining how she encountered the errors along
with a solution that solved the problem. Good information to have tucked
away for future reference. Here is her e-mail.
Hi TEG!
I have been using your website for quite a while now. As a part-time
sysadmin, your website has been invaluable for me to keep up on the
latest techi stuff.
Recently I ran into an issue with a WinXP box booting up. I kept getting
"pci.sys" errors…and if, after cold booting a few times, I was lucky
enough to get past that error, I would get the "ntfs.sys" error. Turns
out I had a bad memory card. Dropping in a new card resolved ALL issues.
Thought you might want to put this info some place on your website.
(Unless it's already there and I just didn't see it!)
