at starting windows 2000 screen i get a message saying
could not start up because \winnt\system32\config\system
file is missing or corrupt. how can i resolve this problem
and get my 2000 back up and runnig without having to
reload 2000 and start from scratch? can it be recovered
without an emergency repair disk? please help,
-thanks,
justin

Hi, Justin.

This question is asked and answered here several times a week, so a few
minutes spent searching might have found the answer more quickly than asking
again.

See this KB article:
Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because the Following File Is Missing
or Corrupt: \Winnt\System32\Config\System.ced
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=269075

The ".ced" on the end it spurious; it's an artifact left from the prior
message that didn't get erased.

Or:
Error Message: Windows 2000 Could Not Start Because the Following File Is
Missing or Corrupt: \Winnt\System32\Config\System
http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1

RC
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"justin ward" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:024f01c36f56$aafb1c80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> at starting windows 2000 screen i get a message saying
> could not start up because \winnt\system32\config\system
> file is missing or corrupt. how can i resolve this problem
> and get my 2000 back up and runnig without having to
> reload 2000 and start from scratch? can it be recovered
> without an emergency repair disk? please help,
> -thanks,
> justin