Windows can't detect HDD because driver cache\i386 files are missing. PLZ HELP

I have edited the registry before. Is there no way for windows to detect which files are missing and add them? Because reinstalling windows is going to be my last resort(I have no other disk to copy my data to).
 
flash drives are cheap and you can transfer your data to the flash drive.

if you do a repair install this would help, however you cannot repair an sp3 setup with a sp2 disk, the disk has to be at the same service pack as the installed os.

so no there is no way to see what is missing, unless we can get the system to boot and then see if any error mesages will come up and/or run sfc.
 
I have encountered a HUGE problem. My hard disk is not detected in My Computer. What could be the problem? I know the drive picked up on my friend's desktop, but why not here?
 
did you burn hirens?? Hirens should detect your hard drive as yours has a boot problem, which we might be able to fix with fixmbr, but you have to have something to see the drive. A slipstreamed sp3 cd should be able to run a repair install:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
detailed instructions on a repair install

HOWEVER: your slipstreamed cd has to have sata controllers slipstreamed onto it also as xp will not install on a sata drive without the raid controllers.
 
I just realized that I forgot to tell you something: When I tried booting from the hard drive, the screen which asks if you wanna start windows in safe mode, last known good configuration etc.comes up and if I select safemode a whole lot of lines with "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk()partition(1)\windows\system32\drivers\*different .sys files" comes up. Could that also be a problem? And what are RAID controllers & where can get them?
 
XP will NOT detect a sata drive without the controllers

winxp-safemode1.jpg


http://f.tqn.com/y/pcsupport/1/S/E/b/-/-/windows-xp-safe-mode-boot-process.png

first is the advanced boot options, then is xp loading drivers for safe mode, safe mode loads the barest minimum of drivers as safe mode is a troubleshooting mode.

if you can boot into safe mode, you can boot into safe mode with networking and go to a site that can scan your system for drivers and then we will be able to see the controllers or else we need the drive manufacturer and model so I can search for the controllers.
 
Note well that if your computer has an SATA hard disk drive, the Windows XP installation disc does not have SATA device drivers (only device drivers for IDE hard disk drives), consequently, the installation disk won't be able to recognise the drive and you won't be able to go any further using it to boot from unless you have the SATA drives on a floppy disk and your computer has a floppy disk drive, which most recent computers don't have. That means that unless that SATA drivers are installed you won't be able to perform a repair installation or use the Recovery Console from the installation disc
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above from here, read thoroughly, please

we need to get into the system or recovery console to run fixboot and/or fixmbr.
 
if they are the drivers for your pc, then they would still have to be slipstreamed onto the install cd

either floppy or slipstreamed.

I have read a few threads where the controllers were added once the os was already installed, but not sure how that works. As you would have to install under ide in the bios

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as for your link, I have already mentioned slipstreaming with nlite, as for part 2, I do not use any torrents. nor do I recommend them, but it is up to you either way .

I have not heard of anyone using a flash drive to install sata at the F6 prompt, so you could try but like your link says it is not 100%.

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look for a driver called sata controllers or raid controllers, or raid drivers.

you can slipstream all your drivers if you like. and that cd is the drivers cd, you have to open it and see what is on the cd.
 
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I'll try slipstreaming the entire disc. Also, I checked out the mini windows xp and in the device manager, under hidden devices, I found partition manager with a yellow exclamation icon. I checked the properties and it said something about no drivers (code 24). The sp3 slipstreamed disc was supposed to have sata drivers on it but it still can't detect my hard drive; the xp setup scans it and even says it's 240gb but then it says setup can't continue. For my final attempt, I will use driverpacks( https://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-integrate-floppy-sata-raid-driver-into-windows-xp-cd/2/ ). And if that doesn't work I can't reinstall windows because it does not detect the hard drive.
 
if you have booted to the minixp you can get online and download whichever program you had and have it installed on the os drive.

the bios should have the info also,

did your disk have the drivers??
 
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