i keep getting error message
c:\windows\system32\config\software.LOG

it says file is corrupt or unreadable and i should run chkdsk.

i have done this and it makes no difference. i'm using a dell pc and it
doesn't have an xp back up disk. i have tried system restore but it freezes.
help

"kagey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B23C9BDB-2995-4F51-BA36-(E-Mail Removed)...
>i keep getting error message
> c:\windows\system32\config\software.LOG
>
> it says file is corrupt or unreadable and i should run chkdsk.
>
> i have done this and it makes no difference. i'm using a dell pc and it
> doesn't have an xp back up disk. i have tried system restore but it
> freezes.
> help


Borrow one from a friend and then you can do a System File Check. (Make sure
that the disk you borrow is the same type - ie Home or Pro. I don't think
that it will matter between OEM and Retail for a System File Check...)

"Gordon" wrote:

> "kagey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B23C9BDB-2995-4F51-BA36-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >i keep getting error message
> > c:\windows\system32\config\software.LOG
> >
> > it says file is corrupt or unreadable and i should run chkdsk.
> >
> > i have done this and it makes no difference. i'm using a dell pc and it
> > doesn't have an xp back up disk. i have tried system restore but it
> > freezes.
> > help
>
>
> Borrow one from a friend and then you can do a System File Check. (Make sure
> that the disk you borrow is the same type - ie Home or Pro. I don't think
> that it will matter between OEM and Retail for a System File Check...)


Adding to Gordon Advice here are some info:




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


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

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...=en-us&m=1&p=1