Roger L said:
> Hi to all,
>
> Yesterday I received the following alert something to the effect
> "filing is missing or corrupt Win\system32\config\syst" You can
> attempt to repair using setup CDrom. I cannot understand why this
> happened, as computer was working perfectly an hour before. Could it
> be the anti spyware program?
>
> Problem was I could not access "C:" prompt to repair and was forced to
> reload from start and I was thankfully guided by the good folks at
> Dell.
>
> Norton Antivirus now shows wrong expiry date. I went to their site
> and was instructed to keep acessing live update. Still expiry date
> not corrected.
>
> Has anybody else had the same problem and what did you do?
If the error was ...Win\system32\config\system, it's not uncommon.
Try a boot into Safe Mode, by hitting F8 just before the "Starting
Windows" screen would appear (takes a bit of practice).
Choose LAST GOOD.
If that does nothing, use a working PC to read this first...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;q823614
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm
Related info is here...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;q307545
describes a three-step process to extract a copy of the registry
from the System Restore SVI folder.
Info on dealing with corruption issues...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;822705
Reinstall/repair tutorials (if needed) are here...
http://WWW.WEBTREE.CA/windowsxp/
http://michaelstevenstech.com
After your system is restored, the ERUNT utility available here may
make it easier to fix the problem if it recurs...
http://HOME.T-ONLINE.DE/home/lars.hederer/erunt
If the problem persists, try swapping current RAM (even if it checks
good) for a single, high-quality 512Mb chip. XP reportedly is sensitive
to memory timing.
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For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org http://support.microsoft.com
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