HELP Ready for the hills! corrupt/missing

[Pipe]

hi (again)

I still have had no joy with this corrupt/missing
"\windows\system32\config\system" file. I installed knoppix 5 linux and
browsed and found these files, but i couldn't do anything with them.
to date i have tried all of the copy/delete lines I am in the recovery
console, showing on screen 1: D\MiniNT 2: D\i386 3: C:\WINDOWS,

is there anyway round reformatting all of the HD and installing fresh????

***REM I have preinstalled software so no other discs available****
can I d/load any software to enable to boot a fresh install?

cheers in advanced

Iain

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Save data as you can, and rebuild the system. You are going to waste more
time trying further recover efforts. If you can't load a good registry, it's
really the fastest way to recover.

 

[John John]

Are you logging on to the correct installation? Press 3 then press
<Enter>. Did you run a chkdsk on the drive?

To reinstall the operating system consult the documentation that came
with the computer. Based on what you have just posted I believe that
you have all the necessary files to reinstall Windows XP in a Service
Partition (D:\), you simply have to launch the miniNT shell where you
should be able to launch the restore process or launch winnt.exe from
the i386 folder. All that information should be available from your pc
manufacturer.

John

 

[Pipe]

thanks again John,
i learning as i go along here!!

you say launch the miniNT shell? how would i go about that? then all help
grateful!!

cheers Iain

 

[John John]

You will have to consult the documentation that came with the computer.
When you start the computer do you see any messages telling you to
press a certain key to enter the System Recovery utility? It might not
be called by that name on your computer but it should be something like
that. You should be warned ahead of time that on many machines running
the utility might (read will!) erase everything on the C:\ drive!

John

 

[Bruce Chambers]

hi (again)

I still have had no joy with this corrupt/missing
"\windows\system32\config\system" file. I installed knoppix 5 linux and
browsed and found these files, but i couldn't do anything with them.
to date i have tried all of the copy/delete lines I am in the recovery
console, showing on screen 1: D\MiniNT 2: D\i386 3: C:\WINDOWS,

is there anyway round reformatting all of the HD and installing fresh????

***REM I have preinstalled software so no other discs available****
can I d/load any software to enable to boot a fresh install?

cheers in advanced

Iain

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

Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well:

How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822705


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Bruce Chambers

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