Pressing "R" for repair in startup

[JC]

I have a corrupt or missing file as noted in the message "windows will not
start because the following file is missing or corrpupt
:\windows\system32\config\system

I have tried booting from the XP startup disc but at the Welcome to startup
blue screen when I press "R" for repair the computer just shuts down again.
I have tried tried safe mode; using last known configuration...etc but those
functions do not seem to work.

Any suggestions to get around this?

 

[JC]

Thanks for the suggestion.....I was hoping for simpler solution as this is a
little out of my realm of comfort but I'll see if I can get some help with
that.

 

[Xandros]

An easier way is to run a Repair Install. See the information here to do
that
http://www.help2go.com/Tutorials/Windows/how_to_repair_XP_and_Avoid_a_full_Reinstall.html

 

[JC]

Thx for that suggestion. I tried one more time to get to the sep up welcome
screen the following day and for some reason it let me in. I finally got to
the point where I could get a dos prompt and ran a chkdsk. That fixed the
problem. Now I'll follow th process you gave me to set up the recovery
console installl so that I have access to that the next time. THanks for
the information

 

[Xandros]

Thanks for posting back with your fix!

 

[Teri Cyr]

Just curious, I am having the same problem with my desktop, but am wondering
if installing a new version of Windows will fix the problem. I have been
toying with the idea of upgrading my desktop to Vista (it came on the laptop
I bought and I do like it). Do you think that just upgrading to Vista will
correct the problem without having to take any other steps?

Thanks,

Teri.

PS - for some reason the web page will only let me reply to other's
postings, I cannot create a new post for myself.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

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postings, I cannot create a new post for myself.

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