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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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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.
System Security Status Security Benchmark Score
0.67 of 10 (details...)
Virus Protection
Up-to-date
Microsoft Security Updates
3 missing
Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name: oem-lcfosqk8cpo (in WORKGROUP)
Profile Date: Friday, March 09, 2012 1:25:44 AM
Advisor Version: 8.2g
Windows Logon: Administrator
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Operating System new – server roles System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States)
Installed: 5/29/2009 3:57:55 PM 00103920 8575 03746100009486 30
System Serial Number: 2973HPPAV3
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
550 megahertz Intel Pentium III
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Not hyper-threaded Board: Asus P2BVT 1.02
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies LTD 1.06 11/04/99
new USB Storage Use in past 30 Days (mouse over last used for details) new Hosted Virtual Machines (mouse over name for details)
None discovered None discovered
Drives new – drive encryption Memory Modules c,d
20.48 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
7.74 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
HITACHI DVD-ROM GD-2500 [Optical drive]
HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B [Optical drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
Maxtor 92041U4 [Hard drive] (20.49 GB) -- drive 0, s/n G403ES6C, rev FA520860, SMART Status: Healthy 256 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Local Drive Volumes new – volume encryption
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 20.48 GB 7.74 GB free
Network Drives
None discovered
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Administrator 3/9/2012 12:40:18 AM (admin)
Guest 2/24/2012 12:48:03 PM
local system accounts
ASPNET never
HelpAssistant never
katrina 12/25/2011 8:00:34 AM
SUPPORT_388945a0 never
Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account Canon PIXMA iP1500 on USB001
Microsoft XPS Document Writer on XPSPort:
Send To Microsoft OneNote Driver on Send To Microsoft OneNote Port:
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(r) 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] NVIDIA RIVA TNT (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
DELL E772c [Monitor] (15.7"vis, s/n XX-064180-XXXXX-33N-01G6, March 2003)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(R) 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller Riptide Audio Device
Riptide Bus / Firmware Downloader
Riptide Gameport
Riptide Input Device
Virus Protection [Back to Top] Group Policies
Microsoft Security Essentials Version 3.0.8402.0
Virus Definitions Version Up To Date
Realtime File Scanning On
None discovered
Communications new – connection speed & status Other Devices
HCF 56K PCI Modem
↑ HP EN1207D-TX PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter
primary Auto IP Address: 70.180.129.161 / 22
Gateway: 70.180.128.1
Dhcp Server: 172.19.41.25
Physical Address: 00:10:B5:07:7F:6E
↓ Linksys NC100 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Status: Cable unplugged
Dhcp Server: 172.19.41.25
Physical Address: 00:20:78:02:47:B8
Networking Dns Servers: 68.105.28.11
68.105.29.11
68.105.28.12
HID-compliant device
USB Human Interface Device
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Root Hub
As you can see from the report your computer is a Pentium 3 / 550 megahertz with 256 megabytes of ram. You will not be able to upgrade to a newer version.
You really should consider upgrading to a newer computer if at all possible. Based on your computer's specs I am sure it is barely able to run Xp.
Thanks for your help. I really appreciate you taking the time to help with this. I have 2 more questions then I will quit bothering you. One is for the download for winnt32.exe and the other is my son did not download Recovery Console. Is there a download that I can get for this?
Tech-Geek is spot on. Your PC is not realistically robust enough to run Windows XP. Although you MIGHT be able to add more RAM, your bottleneck will be your 550 MHz processor.
