Windows XP/Shuttle Issue - Please Help

[Jimmy Little]

Hi guys I just built a shuttle for my boss at work, he gave me all the bits and I stuck them together and installed windows xp sp2 (not sure how legal his disc is as it was a cdr) – windows installs fine and so do all the other programs, but as soon as he gets it home (as this has happened twice) it fails to boot asking for the windows disc to be inserted and to press ‘R’ for a repair… which does not seem to do much, it complains about a corrupt system32 file… I will post more details when I see him.

I just thought I would post here and see if anyone has any experience or may know what I mean.

More info to come….

Shuttle SN45G
AMD 3000
512 DDR 400
80 Maxtor9 Driver
7000 Rad Card

Programs installed
Windows XPSP2
Office 2003 SP1
Nero 6 – (latest version)
Nvidia Nforece Driver 4.27 (I think)
Power DVD
WMP10
Adobe 6.01

No files has been copied over

[schmunk]

That generally happens when something's running too hot or too fast - you've not o'cd it have you (or he)?

If so, cool it a bit more (big fan) and try again - it should work OK, it's happened to me more than once.

However, it could be something more..... sinister?

[Jimmy Little]

thanks for your reply

Yeah not sure on that as temps seem ok, i thinking a dodgy copy of winxp with a corrupt file? i'm thinking about making him get a proper copy! if it is a dodgy one he is using.

any other ideas?

[Son of a gun]

thanks for your reply

Yeah not sure on that as temps seem ok, i thinking a dodgy copy of winxp with a corrupt file? i'm thinking about making him get a proper copy! if it is a dodgy one he is using.

any other ideas?

Dogy copy, where did you get that from. Maybe someone should alert microsoft about this cowboy

[Jimmy Little]

yeah i think it was a Nelson....something or other... very dodgy, reg'ed under the name of 'Seb' or someone!

[Atomic]

Not the problem with the shuttle. The CD is probably knackered.

We use a corp license XP at work so its legal to make copies, we have a few in the workshop. One worked fine for months but had the same problem you described, threw it out and burnt new CD.

[Son of a gun]

yeah i think it was a Nelson....something or other... very dodgy, reg'ed under the name of 'Seb' or someone!

Oh yeah I know him. Heard his Anti virus is pretty good too

[Jimmy Little]

yeah i just orderd a new copy of XPSP2 for him, it should be here by Sat...