I have been getting the Windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt: Windows/System32/CONFIG/SYSTEM message. I tried the
recovery consol solution- didnt work. Tried the md temp thing- I get a
message that says access denied. I do not get the password question when the
recovery console opens either it just starts. I am using raid 0 on my
machine. I need to get the pics of my daughter off this nutty computer or
else my wife said I am DEAD!
Someone please help!!

Thanks in Advance
Mike

mike wrote:
> I have been getting the Windows could not start because the following file is
> missing or corrupt: Windows/System32/CONFIG/SYSTEM message. I tried the
> recovery consol solution- didnt work. Tried the md temp thing- I get a
> message that says access denied. I do not get the password question when the
> recovery console opens either it just starts. I am using raid 0 on my
> machine. I need to get the pics of my daughter off this nutty computer or
> else my wife said I am DEAD!
> Someone please help!!
>
> Thanks in Advance
> Mike
>


How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545

Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well:

How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;822705


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Thanks for giving it a try Bruce but I cant get past the md temp thing.
Windows says access denied.

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> mike wrote:
> > I have been getting the Windows could not start because the following file is
> > missing or corrupt: Windows/System32/CONFIG/SYSTEM message. I tried the
> > recovery consol solution- didnt work. Tried the md temp thing- I get a
> > message that says access denied. I do not get the password question when the
> > recovery console opens either it just starts. I am using raid 0 on my
> > machine. I need to get the pics of my daughter off this nutty computer or
> > else my wife said I am DEAD!
> > Someone please help!!
> >
> > Thanks in Advance
> > Mike
> >
>
>
> How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
> Starting
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545
>
> Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well:
>
> How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;822705
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
>

Between the time you log into the Recovery Console and the time you try
md, type: set AllowAllPaths = true

mike wrote:
> Thanks for giving it a try Bruce but I cant get past the md temp thing.
> Windows says access denied.
>
> "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
>
>> mike wrote:
>>> I have been getting the Windows could not start because the following file is
>>> missing or corrupt: Windows/System32/CONFIG/SYSTEM message. I tried the
>>> recovery consol solution- didnt work. Tried the md temp thing- I get a
>>> message that says access denied. I do not get the password question when the
>>> recovery console opens either it just starts. I am using raid 0 on my
>>> machine. I need to get the pics of my daughter off this nutty computer or
>>> else my wife said I am DEAD!
>>> Someone please help!!
>>>
>>> Thanks in Advance
>>> Mike
>>>
>>
>> How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
>> Starting
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545
>>
>> Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well:
>>
>> How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;822705
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>>
>> Help us help you:
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
>> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>>
>> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
>>

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> Thanks for giving it a try Bruce but I cant get past the md temp thing.
> Windows says access denied.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/235364/


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> I do not get the password question when the
> recovery console opens either it just starts

Maybe because of :
---
Start - Run - secpool.msc
Local Policies - Security options
Recovery console : Allow automatic administrative logon
---



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Ok md tmp does not work for me. windows says access denied...so I looked up
how to get access to it....you have to do that while in windows via the
control panel. If I cant get into windows to do that what else can I do?
HELP!

Thanks

"Ayush" wrote:

> Replied to [mike]s message :
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> > I do not get the password question when the
> > recovery console opens either it just starts
>
> Maybe because of :
> ---
> Start - Run - secpool.msc
> Local Policies - Security options
> Recovery console : Allow automatic administrative logon
> ---
>
>
>
> --
> Ayush [ Good :-) Luck ]
> -------------
> Search - www.Google.com | Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org
> Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
> -------------
>
>
>

Well, then you're not going to get much use out of the Recovery Console.

Well, I have two options for you:
1) Install the hard drive from that PC into another PC (say the one
you're using now) as a slave. Then you can fix the install, or just copy
the pictures over and be done with it.

2) Download/Install/Use either a Linux CD-bootable distro with NTFS
support, or BartPE. I prefer BartPE, myself. Both are kind of a pain to
set up, though.

mike wrote:
> Hi Blades....The recovery console does not ask me for a password...it asks
> for R for recovery... F3 for escape....and Enter to continue installing
> windows. I hit R and it goes right to the C:\ prompt. Then I do the md thing
> like windows asks and it says denied. I did what you said and i got The set
> command is currently disabled. The SET command is an optional recovery
> console that can only be enabled by using the security configuration and
> analysis snap-in. Huh??? HELP!
>
> Thanks
>
> "Blades" wrote:
>
>> Between the time you log into the Recovery Console and the time you try
>> md, type: set AllowAllPaths = true
>>
>> mike wrote:
>>> Thanks for giving it a try Bruce but I cant get past the md temp thing.
>>> Windows says access denied.
>>>
>>> "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
>>>
>>>> mike wrote:
>>>>> I have been getting the Windows could not start because the following file is
>>>>> missing or corrupt: Windows/System32/CONFIG/SYSTEM message. I tried the
>>>>> recovery consol solution- didnt work. Tried the md temp thing- I get a
>>>>> message that says access denied. I do not get the password question when the
>>>>> recovery console opens either it just starts. I am using raid 0 on my
>>>>> machine. I need to get the pics of my daughter off this nutty computer or
>>>>> else my wife said I am DEAD!
>>>>> Someone please help!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in Advance
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>> How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
>>>> Starting
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545
>>>>
>>>> Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well:
>>>>
>>>> How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;822705
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Bruce Chambers
>>>>
>>>> Help us help you:
>>>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>>>
>>>> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
>>>> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>>>>
>>>> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
>>>>

For the record, I agree- taking it to another computer is the easiest
thing you can do. install it as a slave (make sure jumpers are all
good) and pull the info (Pics) off of it.

Good luck.

The linux CD's would be of great help as well... and may have to be
your coarse if you don't have another machine. but then.... how would
you be posting here? lol.


mike wrote:
> Hi Blades....The recovery console does not ask me for a password...it asks
> for R for recovery... F3 for escape....and Enter to continue installing
> windows. I hit R and it goes right to the C:\ prompt. Then I do the md thing
> like windows asks and it says denied. I did what you said and i got The set
> command is currently disabled. The SET command is an optional recovery
> console that can only be enabled by using the security configuration and
> analysis snap-in. Huh??? HELP!
>
> Thanks
>
> "Blades" wrote:
>
> > Between the time you log into the Recovery Console and the time you try
> > md, type: set AllowAllPaths = true
> >
> > mike wrote:
> > > Thanks for giving it a try Bruce but I cant get past the md temp thing.
> > > Windows says access denied.
> > >
> > > "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
> > >
> > >> mike wrote:
> > >>> I have been getting the Windows could not start because the following file is
> > >>> missing or corrupt: Windows/System32/CONFIG/SYSTEM message. I tried the
> > >>> recovery consol solution- didnt work. Tried the md temp thing- I get a
> > >>> message that says access denied. I do not get the password question when the
> > >>> recovery console opens either it just starts. I am using raid 0 on my
> > >>> machine. I need to get the pics of my daughter off this nutty computer or
> > >>> else my wife said I am DEAD!
> > >>> Someone please help!!
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks in Advance
> > >>> Mike
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
> > >> Starting
> > >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545
> > >>
> > >> Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well:
> > >>
> > >> How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
> > >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;822705
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Bruce Chambers
> > >>
> > >> Help us help you:
> > >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > >>
> > >> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> > >> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
> > >>
> > >> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
> > >>
> >

Bad idea, that is a RAID 0 setup you are talking about.

John

JC_101 wrote:

> For the record, I agree- taking it to another computer is the easiest
> thing you can do. install it as a slave (make sure jumpers are all
> good) and pull the info (Pics) off of it.
>
> Good luck.
>
> The linux CD's would be of great help as well... and may have to be
> your coarse if you don't have another machine. but then.... how would
> you be posting here? lol.
>
>
> mike wrote:
>
>>Hi Blades....The recovery console does not ask me for a password...it asks
>>for R for recovery... F3 for escape....and Enter to continue installing
>>windows. I hit R and it goes right to the C:\ prompt. Then I do the md thing
>>like windows asks and it says denied. I did what you said and i got The set
>>command is currently disabled. The SET command is an optional recovery
>>console that can only be enabled by using the security configuration and
>>analysis snap-in. Huh??? HELP!
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>"Blades" wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Between the time you log into the Recovery Console and the time you try
>>>md, type: set AllowAllPaths = true
>>>
>>>mike wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks for giving it a try Bruce but I cant get past the md temp thing.
>>>>Windows says access denied.
>>>>
>>>>"Bruce Chambers" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>mike wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I have been getting the Windows could not start because the following file is
>>>>>>missing or corrupt: Windows/System32/CONFIG/SYSTEM message. I tried the
>>>>>>recovery consol solution- didnt work. Tried the md temp thing- I get a
>>>>>>message that says access denied. I do not get the password question when the
>>>>>>recovery console opens either it just starts. I am using raid 0 on my
>>>>>>machine. I need to get the pics of my daughter off this nutty computer or
>>>>>>else my wife said I am DEAD!
>>>>>>Someone please help!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks in Advance
>>>>>>Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
>>>>>Starting
>>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545
>>>>>
>>>>> Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well:
>>>>>
>>>>>How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
>>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;822705
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>
>>>>>Bruce Chambers
>>>>>
>>>>>Help us help you:
>>>>>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>>>>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>>>>
>>>>>They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
>>>>>safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>>>>>
>>>>>Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
>>>>>
>>>
>