I am trying to reset windows xp back to original settings but I am missing the file winnt32.exe. Where can I go to get the download

Anonymous
2012-02-25T21:56:09+00:00

I do not have winnt32.exe in the i386 folder. My computer acts very strange at times. It drags, freezes, and loads things I do not click on.

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Anonymous
2012-03-12T23:22:01+00:00

You can download the IT version of service pack 3 from HERE. Save it to your desktop. Use a file extraction software such as WnRar to extract the service pack 3 file that you downloaded to extract the files to C drive. Once the files have been extracted click Start > Run and paste the below command > Click Ok. This should install recovery console.

C:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons

Also, the i386 folder will contain the winnt32.exe file you were asking for.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-03-23T04:46:48+00:00

    I can assure you that downloading sp3 had nothing to do with your computer not booting. It is nothing but a download. If you installed it then maybe something went array. But, my instructions were to download and save it. Not install it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-03-23T04:33:25+00:00

    When I downloaded that my computer would not boot up. But I used Fix-It Utilities Professional's Rescue Disk and got it back up and running.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-03-13T17:53:56+00:00

    Thank you for all your time and patience with me. I already have sp3. Thanks again. Have a good evening.

    Do you mean you already have service pack 3 installed or that you already have it downloaded and saved for the installation of Recovery Console?

    The purpose of downloading the IT version that I linked you to was to install recovery console.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-03-13T04:06:43+00:00

    Thank you for all your time and patience with me. I already have sp3. Thanks again. Have a good evening.

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