Hi i got the following error when booting my laptop.
Windows XP could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

It does not even let me login to SAFE mode. I have
updated to SP2 a couple of days back.

From the articles i tried to repair the installation
using the XP SP1 CD from Compaq. it detects all my
hardware and then fails with the following error -
"There is syntax error with the .SIF file that setup
uses."

I just cannot get beyond this. PLEASE HELP!!!

Dear sir
I have read ur problem now please have u tried logging
option last good known configuration where windows really
worked have u use that option please let me know u have
to repair your windows as your windows have problem in
boot ini files loading

are u able to repair the windows by booting directly from
cd and trying option with repair or not
if u are able to repair please update me after reapiring
the windows whether u are able to log in safe mode or not

regards
microsoft uk
navendukumar


>-----Original Message-----
>Hi i got the following error when booting my laptop.
>Windows XP could not start because the following file is
>missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
>
>It does not even let me login to SAFE mode. I have
>updated to SP2 a couple of days back.
>
>From the articles i tried to repair the installation
>using the XP SP1 CD from Compaq. it detects all my
>hardware and then fails with the following error -
>"There is syntax error with the .SIF file that setup
>uses."
>
>I just cannot get beyond this. PLEASE HELP!!!
>.
>

I have tried logging with the option to restore to last
known good configuration. That did not work either.
When i try to repair windows using the setup CD, it
recognizes the hardware and before showing the setup
screen where i can select R to repair, it crashes with
the error syntax error in .SIF file.


>-----Original Message-----
>Dear sir
>I have read ur problem now please have u tried logging
>option last good known configuration where windows
really
>worked have u use that option please let me know u have
>to repair your windows as your windows have problem in
>boot ini files loading
>
>are u able to repair the windows by booting directly
from
>cd and trying option with repair or not
>if u are able to repair please update me after reapiring
>the windows whether u are able to log in safe mode or not
>
>regards
>microsoft uk
>navendukumar
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi i got the following error when booting my laptop.
>>Windows XP could not start because the following file
is
>>missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
>>
>>It does not even let me login to SAFE mode. I have
>>updated to SP2 a couple of days back.
>>
>>From the articles i tried to repair the installation
>>using the XP SP1 CD from Compaq. it detects all my
>>hardware and then fails with the following error -
>>"There is syntax error with the .SIF file that setup
>>uses."
>>
>>I just cannot get beyond this. PLEASE HELP!!!
>>.
>>
>.
>