Thanks, Al,
  Very informative - although I've already bitten the bullet and reinstalled WinXP, the googled thread on the error code was enlightening.
   
  Ron

Al Thompson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
  Ron,

I don't know if you tried this ( I didn't read very far )

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=error+code+fffffc06&btnG=Google+Search&meta=


Al Thompson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Smith"
Subject: [PCSOFT] System Crash


My desktop, four years old (Athlon AMD sempron processor 900MHz, running Win XP on a Sapphire A3 m275 MB)
has seized up to the point where booting only gets as far as the Win XP logo, then the BSOD appears
saying 'A problem has been detected and WinXP has ben shut down to prevent damage. Page_fault_in_nonpaged
_area

Fatal error: prevents setup from continuing. Setup failed to install the product catalogues. Setup lg
files should contain more info.Log file: C:\win\setuperr.log error code fffffc06

This situation arose when Internet Explorer failed to download AVG and then System Restore displayed the
message 'rstrui.exe corrupt file. Then WinXP wouldn't restart and it proved impossible to reinstall or
repair, finally leading to the impasse.

How can I get out of this? Wasit caused by inadvertently deleting a file during a disk or registry
cleanup? Any help will be welcome.

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