My laptop sometimes shuts off unexpectedly...
When I try and reboot my Windows XP Home Edition, I get this message:
"Cannot boot because of Missing or Corrupted file
C:\windows\system32\config\system"
I don't know how to restore it...I go into recovery console mode, but I
don't know what CAB file that "System" is in, if any.
Any ideas how to fix it or reinstall it?
thanks,
bill rosman

In xp go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:VERIFY ON Then type:Sfc /Scannow
When the utility starts,install xp cd,exit the info page,when its thru type:
CHKDSK C: /F Agree to restart,then type:EXIT Restart computer,remove cd.

"Rosman Computing" wrote:

> My laptop sometimes shuts off unexpectedly...
> When I try and reboot my Windows XP Home Edition, I get this message:
> "Cannot boot because of Missing or Corrupted file
> C:\windows\system32\config\system"
> I don't know how to restore it...I go into recovery console mode, but I
> don't know what CAB file that "System" is in, if any.
> Any ideas how to fix it or reinstall it?
> thanks,
> bill rosman

thanks, this looks good..except i don't think I can get into XP in the first
place.
The message about corrupted "System" starts as soon as I boot up, and my
only options is to load the original XP CD and do a "repair" or do a full
reinstall.
When I do a "repair," it starts a special Repair console mode, which only
allows a few select DOS commands of its own, and doesn't let me run other
programs (or I think that is the case).
thanks,
bill

"Andrew E." wrote:

> In xp go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:VERIFY ON Then type:Sfc /Scannow
> When the utility starts,install xp cd,exit the info page,when its thru type:
> CHKDSK C: /F Agree to restart,then type:EXIT Restart computer,remove cd.
>
> "Rosman Computing" wrote:
>
> > My laptop sometimes shuts off unexpectedly...
> > When I try and reboot my Windows XP Home Edition, I get this message:
> > "Cannot boot because of Missing or Corrupted file
> > C:\windows\system32\config\system"
> > I don't know how to restore it...I go into recovery console mode, but I
> > don't know what CAB file that "System" is in, if any.
> > Any ideas how to fix it or reinstall it?
> > thanks,
> > bill rosman

It looks like I kind of got it going..

I went into the "Recovery Console", renamed the corrupt SYSTEM file to
SYSTEM2, then I saw a file called SYSTEM.SAV and renamed it SYSTEM. It
apparently is booting now and I can try your fix.
billr

"Andrew E." wrote:

> In xp go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:VERIFY ON Then type:Sfc /Scannow
> When the utility starts,install xp cd,exit the info page,when its thru type:
> CHKDSK C: /F Agree to restart,then type:EXIT Restart computer,remove cd.
>
> "Rosman Computing" wrote:
>
> > My laptop sometimes shuts off unexpectedly...
> > When I try and reboot my Windows XP Home Edition, I get this message:
> > "Cannot boot because of Missing or Corrupted file
> > C:\windows\system32\config\system"
> > I don't know how to restore it...I go into recovery console mode, but I
> > don't know what CAB file that "System" is in, if any.
> > Any ideas how to fix it or reinstall it?
> > thanks,
> > bill rosman

In news:560FFC02-D553-423A-AEBD-(E-Mail Removed),
Rosman Computing <(E-Mail Removed)> had this to
say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> It looks like I kind of got it going..
>
> I went into the "Recovery Console", renamed the corrupt SYSTEM file to
> SYSTEM2, then I saw a file called SYSTEM.SAV and renamed it SYSTEM. It
> apparently is booting now and I can try your fix.
> billr
>
> "Andrew E." wrote:
>
>> In xp go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:VERIFY ON Then type:Sfc
>> /Scannow When the utility starts,install xp cd,exit the info
>> page,when its thru type: CHKDSK C: /F Agree to restart,then
>> type:EXIT Restart computer,remove cd.
>>
>> "Rosman Computing" wrote:
>>
>>> My laptop sometimes shuts off unexpectedly...
>>> When I try and reboot my Windows XP Home Edition, I get this
>>> message: "Cannot boot because of Missing or Corrupted file
>>> C:\windows\system32\config\system"
>>> I don't know how to restore it...I go into recovery console mode,
>>> but I don't know what CAB file that "System" is in, if any.
>>> Any ideas how to fix it or reinstall it?
>>> thanks,
>>> bill rosman

If it doesn't work:

Repair Installation of XP :
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/xprepair.html

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the
furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the
lumber-room of his library where he can get it if he wants it."

Sherlock Holmes

"Rosman Computing" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:9A24A441-5383-4A89-8663-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My laptop sometimes shuts off unexpectedly...
> When I try and reboot my Windows XP Home Edition, I get this message:
> "Cannot boot because of Missing or Corrupted file
> C:\windows\system32\config\system"
> I don't know how to restore it...I go into recovery console mode, but I
> don't know what CAB file that "System" is in, if any.
> Any ideas how to fix it or reinstall it?
> thanks,
> bill rosman
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How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
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