I booted up my pc this morning and it wouldn't boot. It said detecting IDE drives. So I decided to pop in my windows xp disc and tried to repair the installation. However, when it gets to the repair screen, it says 'The file 'asms' on Windows Xp Professional Cd-Rom is needed. I don't know why it is saying this. Windows xp professional service pack 2 asms file download original title: asms is needed file 'asms' on Windows XP Professional service Pack 3 CD is needed Type the path where the file is located, and the Windows XP Service Pack 3 and has asked for the file asms on the Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 CD!

Hi, I ran a Spybot scan the other day on my Win XP Sp3 desktop, this identified about half a dozen problems. Instead of looking at the report on each one I foolishly clicked to get rid of them all.

One was a System32 file and now I can't get into my desktop at all. The message which showed when I first booted up after the Spybot scan was: 'C: WINDOWS system32 Command.com - The parameter is incorrect'. Having searched for a solution on my netbook I found advice to reinstall the OS from my CD which I did but partway through was presented with a screen telling me that the file 'asms' on Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2CD was needed, and to type the path where the file is located, which was shown as GLOBALROOT DEVICE CDROM0 1386 then click OK. This I did but nothing happened and no progress was made. I went back online on my netbook and asked for assistance on a forum, receiving two suggestions, the Microsoft article 311755 and the method on the oldergeeks.com web site. The Microsoft method was to copy the required file from a Windows 98 SE disc which I no longer have. The oldergeeks method involved deleting both upper and lower filters from the registry, which I did and clicked the Cancel button on completion as instructed, only to receive the following message: “Fatal Error: One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be installed.

The operation was cancelled by the user.” At some point during my efforts to boot up I received the following message but I cannot pinpoint exactly when this was - “STOP: c000021a (Fatal System Error) The Session Manager Initialization system process terminated unexpectedly with a status of Oxc000026c (Ox00000000 Ox00000000) The system has been shut down.” So I'm afraid it's still status quo. Maybe I will have to buy a Win98 SE disc, but, surprisingly, they are still quite expensive.

I was hoping someone would still have one and would be willing to copy the file for me. I hope I have given you sufficient information - if not I'll try to provide more. Having searched for a solution on my netbook I found advice to reinstall the OS from my CD which I did but partway through was presented with a screen telling me that the file 'asms' on Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2CD was needed, and to type the path where the file is located, which was shown as GLOBALROOT DEVICE CDROM0 1386 then click OK. Campbell Biologie Francais Pdf To Word on this page. This I did but nothing happened and no progress was made. Pompey, Hello.On that path that you gave are you sure that it's not i386? If so check and see (Safe Mode) if it's (i386) on your PC See screen shot Should be C:>Windows>Driver cache. If so try running ( from 'Safe Mode' Keep Tapping F-8 when trying to boot).system file checker from an 'Elevated Command Prompt '.'

Sfc /scannow' I'm not positive on XP it might be ' SFC.EXE /SCANNOW' ( no quotes space after sfc ) Regards Fred PS: On my PC doing this. Asks for an XP Pro disk to retrieve the i386 folder. Hallo again PlainFred, I have tried to get into Safe Mode but the screen which appears is one I've never seen before. If I just click on it it takes me straight back to the XP OS installation even though I have removed the disc from the DVD drive. I've taken a photo of the Boot Menu as I can't PrintScreen, hope it's all right to attach it.

Also I've taken a photo of the missing file screen, you will notice that the CDROM0 has changed to CDROM1, and that the i386 does appear to be 1386 although the '1' is different just a straight line. Not sure if the photos have attached, plase let me know if not. I have tried to get into Safe Mode but the screen which appears is one I've never seen before. Pompey, Hello.

I have just used my XP-OS and booted into 'Safe Mode' Just to be clear i will explain how. Do not have any media (CD DVD's Floppies) connected. Start your PC and immediately keep tapping the F-8 key.You may have to select an Administrator account. You then should see a black screen with about a dozen choices 4. The first one is Safe mode. Down the list is 'Safe Mode with Command Prompt' I would try the 'Safe Mode' Option first, and see if it will boot up. If you can boot into Safe Mode.have a look for the i386 folder, If its there try to run the 'sfc /scannow' 6. Dbt Skills Training Manual Marsha Linehan Books.