problems in recovery console

[Guest]

Hello
My Windows XP do not start and I get this error message
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTE

I followed instructions from the Knowledge base article 307545 about recovery from a corrupted registry, but I did not succeed

I could get to the Recovery console with C:\WINDOWS, but after typing the first command
md tm
I got this message
The path or file specified is not valid
I get the same message after trying the command dir
And, the same message after typing
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system a:\tmp\system.ba
(md a:\tmp worked

I prefer not to solve this problem by formatting the disk, if it is possible
Can anybody help me or let me know, if the solution has been described somewhere
Thank you very much
Jir

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi,
Start your computer by using the the Windows XP original
bootable CD and follow the instructions given here:-

'How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP from
Starting'
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307545

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[Guest]

Thanks. I did follow the articl
'How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q30754
but it did not work. I describe the details in my first message
Regards, Jiri

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi,
see :-http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm

If you still face problems then go for a repair install.

Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q315341

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[Alex Nichol]

I could get to the Recovery console with C:\WINDOWS, but after typing the first command
md tmp
I got this message:
The path or file specified is not valid.
I get the same message after trying the command dir.
And, the same message after typing
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system a:\tmp\system.bak
(md a:\tmp worked)

Do
C:
CD \
DIR
and see what gets listed.

If Windows shows up you can use
CD Windows
to get down into it and so on.

If it does not show directories in C then you are in for a complete new
install - the disk is shot