c:windows\system32\config\system CORRUPT

[franciz3]

aight... ill try to make this post short because ive seen a lot of
topic about this one.... i jes needed more help...

i shutdown my computer without installing anything especial, i was jes
surfing the web. turned my computer back on i got an error
c:windows\system32\config\system might be missing or corrupt ??
something like that... cant go to safe mode or last known good
configuration... it jes wont let me boot to xp... again. so i've looked
around here got some suggestions... like this one..
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545

"How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting"

i only changed c:\windows\system32\config\system instead of all of five
of them because i figured im only having trouble with the "system"
one... so i changed it... using my windows xp cd Recovery Console
thing... now i can see windows xp logo... so i was glad.. i thot it
worked... but after that logo... i got an error an...
lass.exe system error "when trying to update a password, this return
status indicates that the value provided as the current password is not
correct" all i can do is press ok... which i cant newayz cuz the
computer restarts itself after like 5 seconds of that error. so
ya...basically im screwed again... i tried to changed it back to
Windows Setup... Recovery Console... now it requires me an
"Administrator Password" ?!!?!?! which dey never asked before...and
which i dont have also. ( My computer doesnt have an administrator
password)... i think dis is my own error...when i read this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545 it says
dont do it if im using OEM-installed operating system... which i
have... windows home edition- HP =\ (IM SO DUMB!)

I looked around again here... bout this error... d best suggestion dat
i got is this: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308402 i made the
windows xp setup boot disk all 6 of em... i tried to boot into my pc...
it gave me all kids of errors.. i dont remember... first it let me
insert disks up to 5... den next stopped at 2nd disk.. eh.. errors
errors errors... so now i need help !!! please... i really think that
"c:windows\system32\config\system" that file is d only thing holding my
pc to boot to xp... i jes need that to get fixed... which i dont know
how it got corrupted...

OS: Windows XP Home Edition Original
HP: System Recovery - not working...

-please dont make me format.... i cant loose my files in there..
please... i need help... ive been trying to fix that computer since
last week...

 

[Guest]

The quickest way to recover to an operating stste would be to perform a
Repair Installation: not to use recovery console to attempt to fix your
corrupted system.

1. Go to BIOS and make sure booting from CD is the first boot option.
2. If your computer does not support booting from the CD, check your OEM or
Motherboard makers web site for updated BIOS.
3. Perform a Repair Install by following the step by step below.
Insert the Windows setup CD in your Optical Drive and
When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
Windows XP to run on your computer:

To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

Press Enter to start the Windows Setup. Do not use recovery console.

Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows
installations.

Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to
start the repair.

Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not
press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue
as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will
remain intact.

Do not immediately activate over the internet when asked, enable the XP
firewall before connecting to the internet. You can activate after the
firewall is enabled. Control Panel - Network Connections. Right click the
connection you use, Properties, and there is a check box on the advanced
page.

Reapply service pack 2 and you should be up and running.

 

[Guest]

Just press enter when password comes up

 

[franciz3]

BAR: aight... i did d "Repair Installation" but during the part...
"copying files" it gave me bunch of errors... "cannot find" a lot of
files... press esc to skip.... so i pressed and hold esc because theres
a lot of em... i hold it down till 100% of copying files... and it says
i cannot continue installation something like that.. so i restarted i
figured it copied d files das corrupted in my computer already.... it
boots... i see windows xp home edition logo.... then blue screen.
"STOP: c000021 {Bad Image Checksum} The image apphelp.dll is possibly
corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computed checksum."

uhmm... FYI guys... i used my friend's Dell Windows XP Home Edition
CD... because HP Windows XP doesnt come or give u an XP CD =\ so this
could be it.... need help to fix this blue screen now please !!! thank
you

and Nicoliani.... if i jes press Enter from that administrator
password... it says invalid password.... (i tried it)
HELP !!! I NEED MAJOR HELP ON THIS COMPUTER !!

 

[franciz3]

oh ya... im using... my really old computer right now.... (second
computer)

 

[Guest]

run>cmd>control userpasswords2, in administrator chose recover password, then
blank if u dont want any or type a new one

 

[franciz3]

uhmm nicoliani... how do i get to run>cmd>control userpasswords2 ?
without my xp booting up... i tried putting it in my windows 98
bootdisk but it says bad command or file name.... FYI i cant get to my
desktop yet... im only on the black screen right now dos
commands...commands...ms..dos.. w/e u call those

 

[Guest]

DAMN!! I might have to go to work for MicroFlacid after this week!
After about 125 hours (seriously), exhaustive research, trial and error, a
little intuition, about 30 double martinis, and very little sleep... I got my
system to work after having the same problem described here!

I'm way too tired to describe every step in great detail, but here's the
bottom line:

1. Install parallel system. I installed "Windows XP Pro" on the same drive
as my failed "XP Home Edition" (drive C). I installed to the same partition,
but used a different root folder (I used "WINDOWSP" instead of the original
"WINDOWS" folder). It may be possible to install on another partition, but
I'm not sure.

2. Log on to the new install (I'll keep referring to it as "WindowsP") and
change your permissions to "owner" and "administrator" for the new "WindowsP"
install, then also for the original "Windows" install. I think you then have
to add yourself to the "ADNINISTRATORS" (with sn "S") "GROUP". You'll have to
research how to do that yourself, 'cause I'm just to burnt to go into that
right now.
I THINK that's what will now give you access to BOTH Windows instances in
the Recovery Console. I THINK.

3. Find at least a COUPLE of backups in in the "System Volume Information"
folder. The folder is hidden, but the article I mention in step #8 (below)
talks about how to deal with that.

4. Restart the computer in Recovery Console with a install CD (I used my XP
PRO disk because i didn't have anoriginal Home Edition disk).

5. Logon to the "WindowsP" (option #2). If you type "HELP" you'll see a list
of Recovery Console options. Hopefully, one of the options you see is "SET".

6. Type "SET /HELP" for ways to use the "SET" option. Now, if you type "SET
/AllowAllPaths = True" (or something like that - according to the help list),
it should give you access to ALL the files on your C drive, including the
previously inaccessible "Windows" folder.

7. Change to the "Windows" directory by typing "cd C:\WINDOWS".

8. From there, follow the instrictions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
(You can also search for article # 307545 to find the instructions).
Follow the instructions EXACTLY in the order presented, only excluding the
parts you might need to, like the the things you've already done, etc.

9. Bingo! You should be able to get into Recovery Console, replace your
REGISTRY keys, get into your original Windows applications, make changes,
then operate as normal.

I was no Windows expert a week ago, but I think I probably am by now. 'Cept
i don't think i ever want to look at a compter again in my life.

Good Luck!!