Try using the Recovery Console and repairing the Boot.ini file. You
will be interested in the Bootcfg /rebuild command
For further info
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314058
"Smeusje" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> After repairing w2k (blue screen CDFS.SYS) on my primary disk C: with the
> original setup CD , XP stopped loading on my secundary disk D.
> Now XP doesn't start.
> On selecting XP from boot.ini options a message comes as if w2k is being
> booted, and then a blue blank freezes.
> "windows 2000 (???) cannot be started for file
> windows/system32/config/system is missing or corrupt"
> I know the workaround to copy Ntldr and NTDETECT.COM from XP, in the root
> directory from the C: disk, when i will restart in xp after working in
> W2K. Vice versa when I will restart in W2K leaving the Windows Xp
> envirionnement, I have to copy the W2K versions. It's annoying to change
> every time.
> Please Help