System will not start

[Guest]

On booting up XP Home message says files corrupt or deleted.
windows\system32\config\system
Use windows cd to recover, press 'r' at first screen.
Tried that but never get to first screen, just same message.
Have tried F8 and all options there.
Need help please.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

On booting up XP Home message says files corrupt or deleted.
windows\system32\config\system
Use windows cd to recover, press 'r' at first screen.
Tried that but never get to first screen, just same message.
Have tried F8 and all options there.
Need help please.

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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