Friend of mine had this problem lately and I thought this might help others. He would start his computer (Windows XP) and the system would freeze at a screen with the error:
Windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\AppPatch\drvmain.sdb
You can repair the file by starting windows
setup using the original setup cd-rom. Select 'r' at the
first screen to start repair.
I tried extracting the said file from the XP disc but that didn't work. We were, however able to start the system in Safe Mode. Installed Windows XP Service Pack 2. That took care of the problem.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Same problem. Windows XP also not starting in safe mode. Booted with Linux from CD, found drvmain.sdb under the servicepack files, copied it to original location but did not solve the problem. Original disk not to be found.
Post a Comment