XP repair/install problems

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I may have several problems, but here goes....

First my video stopped working (any monitor plugged into it said No
Signal). So I went and got a new video card. Before it was just
straight from the MB with no card. I finally had a signal, but windows
was not stable....for now I'll spare the details, except to say that
when it got to the desktop and things were loading, it would last about
20 seconds before turning off. I did say it detected new software, and
also the destop went crazy and vanished and put the Recover Local
Desktop button on the screen.
I was able to boot in safe mode, but was not able to fix things from
there (long story). So, and this may have been foolish, I decided I
would try a Windows Repair. I put the disk in, first choosing install,
then choosing repair. It started it's whole process, re-booted,
continued the 'Install', after which about 34 minutes left on the
timer, it would shut down. It did this several times, and now when it
boots it says the following is missing or corrupt
/Windows/System32/Config/System

It says I can try the repair counsel, but I've never used that before
except for the chkdsk /r. I don't know what else I can or should try
from there, or what else I can try in general.
 
Here's what you need to do. Go to start, run type cmd. Then type format c:
and you should be all set.
 
I can't even get to the start button, I can't get windows to boot at
all. Besides, would that really help? I would just have to reinstall
XP, which is what I'm trying to do now.
 
if you put in a new video card, then go into cmos settings and
turn off the integrated one.

You should have turned it off before you installed the new card.
would try a Windows Repair. I put the disk in, first choosing install,
then choosing repair.
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It sounds like windows thinks it's being installed in a new system so
it's not finishing the load. The video swap may have caused this.

If there is data files you need, hold off until you've pulled them.
You can do that by taking the hard drive out of the system
and installing it in another one as a slave. Pull your stuff.

Then, wipe the drive and do a fresh install. It will probably
be easier and faster to just re-install on a clean drive than to
try and get a repair to complete. There may be a trick to
getting the repair to finish, but once again, it's more time and
aggravation finding out how to do it, etc.

Av

ps: forget the repair consul, that's for people who
know what they are doing at a serious level.
 
I can't even get to the start button, I can't get windows to boot at
all. Besides, would that really help? I would just have to reinstall
XP, which is what I'm trying to do now.
 
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