How many drives do you have? C: drive is normally the one with the OS.
But since I don't know your setup, I ask. What is on C? D? E? F? Any
others?
Did you use this guide by any chance:
http://icrontic.com/articles/repair_windows_xp
Scroll down to "Getting to the Windows Recovery Console."
You said you "must have" configured your PC to boot from the CD drive.
Normally, this is best done by entering the BIOS:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
Then make sure you change the boot order so that CD-ROM drive is first.
If you're still having problems, you might as well try a Repair Install:
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxphome/installxpcdrepair/indexfullpage.htm
Hopefully your data is all backed up. Chances are you won't lose it, but
the chance for data loss nonetheless exists. If it's not backed up, you
should pull it and "slave" it in a working PC:
http://www.dtidata.com/resourcecenter/2007/04/23/how-to-slave-hard-drive/
EJG wrote:
> I must have because when I inserted the CD i was able to get into
> recovery console but the only command prompt was for the F drive
>
> "Daave" wrote:
>
>> Did you configure your PC to boot from the CD drive?
>>
>>
>>
>> EJG wrote:
>>> I used that article to try and fix the problem. Even in safe mode I
>>> went right to the blue screen so I inserted the CD and tried to use
>>> recovery console as the article suggested . It didn't work because
>>> of the message I got below when i tried to uninstall using recovery
>>> console form the CD. Any thoughts? Thanks.
>>>
>>> "Ron Badour" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here is an article on this error message:
>>>>
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885523
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Ron Badour
>>>> MS MVP 1997 - 2007
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "EJG" <EJG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:4B28A589-FCA3-45EA-8856-183A512D7AAA@microsoft.com...
>>>>> tried to install service pack 2 for xp which failed. When i
>>>>> rebooted i could
>>>>> not get into windows and got a blue screen that said:
>>>>> Stop C0000135 (unable to locate component) application failed to
>>>>> start because winsrv was not found. Reinstalling application may
>>>>> fix the problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tried to start with the CD and use recovery console but when I
>>>>> typed at the
>>>>> command prompt of F:\Windows the following (as instructed):
>>>>>
>>>>> F:\windows>cd $ntservicepackuninstall$\spuninst
>>>>>
>>>>> I received the response "system cannot find the file or or
>>>>> directory specified"
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!