driver removal from other boot disk

[p27br]

hello,

after attempting to install nforce4 drivers on my WinXp Pro based PC, I couldn't boot anymore, even in safe mode.
The only way I found to access my data was to install Windows on another disk, so now I can access the first disk from the second disk, and I would like to repair it by removing the faulty drivers so that I can boot the disk again.
can this be done ? Obviously I can't access the add/remove programs on that disk from the new disk ?

 

[rvnguy]

p27br,

To do this you will have to re-configure your machine with the original dosk as the boot drive.

Then you should perform a repair install, you will lose your profile settings but your files and programs wil remain intact.

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

You might also want to try this first.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310560&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

rvnguy
"I know everything..I just can't remember it all

 

[p27br]

i also tried a repair install but it did not fix the problem, I still had a BSOD on reboot.

 

[linney]

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307654&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

Have a look at the Disable command.

Disable - disables a Windows system service or driver. The variable service _or_ driver is the name of the service or driver that you want to disable. When you use this command to disable a service, it displays the service's original startup type before changing the type to SERVICE_DISABLED. You should note the original startup type so that you can use the enable command to restart the service.

 

[rvnguy]

p27br,

You should also check to insure that the nForce4 drivers that you obtained are not the 64bit versions(for XP64bit) unless that is the OS that you have.

rvnguy
"I know everything..I just can't remember it all

 

[p27br]

thank you both for your answers.

I will check the disable command

thanks

 

[p27br]

with the disable command, i need to know the name of the driver.
how or where can i find that information ?

thanks

 

[linney]

Does the ListSvc command from the Recovery Console give you that?

 

[p27br]

hi

i have found the names of the files in the installation folder for the drivers.
for example nvatabus.sys,nvraid.sys,...

thanks