I have been trying to install windows xp pro on a laptop I purchased . HP 900mhz AMD duron 256mb Ram 40GB HD - New Antivirus/adware/spyware programs installed When I purchased it used , I wanted to do a clean install of winxp . So I did , with no problems . Then after about a week , it started to become unstable and would " HANG" for 5-10 mins at a time when using ITUNES or Outlook etc . I don't use it for anything else . So I decided that maybe I should do a clean install again and see if that can help things . Well now I can't get past a certain point during install - and the computer wont start winxp by itself any more because it says there is a Corrupt or missing file which is <windowsroot>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe And when I try a clean istall , I get a screen popping up saying Setup cannot create folder:window\debug\usermode Setup cannot contiue please retry or exit setup . Title edited -- Please, use [TAGS] in your topic's title. --Sonic What do I do ?
