C000212 chksum bad image

[MIMIE]

Error on Sony Vaio
OS Windows XP
Please help

 

[wither 3]

Hi MIMIE-

What are you doing when you get this error?

Did you mean C00000221 instead of 212?

I also noticed you have XP. This is a Vista forum. Why didn't you post here- Windows XP Forums

 

[MIMIE]

yes 212

 

[wither 3]

you didn't answer my first question.

 

[MIMIE]

I press F8 until I get the Windows Advanced Options Menu
and I choose Safe mode

 

[wither 3]

What I'm looking for is when the error comes up. For instance, do you get that error when you try to boot your computer? How far has the boot process gone when you get the message? For instance, has Windows started to install?

What I would try in safe mode is to go to Start\Programs\Accessories\Command Prompt. Right click on Command Prompt and select "run as administrator." Type the following at the prompt- chkdsk /f

and let it run.