Hi figure, thanks for reply, wish I coul;d do that but all that comes up is that message, it will not show anything else at all, apart from the message, after that the screen goes blank, xx
2. Reboot the computer, as the computer is starting you should see a message to press any key to boot from the CD. When you see this message press any key.
3. In the Microsoft Windows XP setup menu press the R key to enter the recovery console.
4. Select the operating system you wish to fix, and then enter the administrator password.
5. Type expand d:\i386\ntoskrnl.ex_ c:\windows\system32
6. You will then be prompted if you wish to overwrite the file type Y and press enter to overwrite the file.
Turn your computer of. Then turn it on and as you turn it on hit the F8 button until the computer boots up in safe mode. Then try the instructions again. Hope something gives this time. x
Cheers ChuckFickens, god I nearly spelt it wrong, thanks for that will sort out disc and give it a try,, any idea why it would do this? I am a right twollop when it comes to computers, Thanks again, keep chuckin.