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HI, I have WinXP on my computer. One day it froze and I restarted it. After restarting it, the computer starts up but doesn't continue to load windows so it brings me to the options menu (1 for normal 2 for logged 3 for safe mode, etc) and it says files may be corrupted or missing files for HIMEM.sys DBLBUFF.sys and IFSHLP.sys. What do I do? Thanks so much. P.S. I have WINXP but in that options menu screen it says WIN98. What's up with that? Thanks again.

If XP is corrupted to the point where none of the previous solutions get it to boot, you can do a Repair Install that might work as well as keep the current settings. Make sure you have your valid WindowsXP key. The whole process takes about half an hour depending on your computer If you are being prompted for the administrator's password, you need to choose the 2nd repair option, not the first. Insert and boot from your WindowsXP CD At the second R=Repair option, press the R key This will start the repair Press F8 for I Agree at the Licensing Agreement Press R when the directory where WindowsXP is installed is shown. Typically this is C:\WINDOWS It will then check the C: drive and start copying files It will automatically reboot when needed. Keep the CD in the drive. You will then see the graphic part of the repair that is like during a normal install of XP (Collecting Information, Dynamic Update, Preparing Installation, Installing Windows, Finalizing Installation) When prompted, click on the Next button When prompted, enter your XP key Normally you will want to keep the same Workgroup or Domain name The computer will reboot Then you will have the same screens as a normal XP Install Activate if you want (usually a good idea) Register if you want (but not necessary) Finish At this point you should be able to log in with any existing accounts. __________________ Hope this helps