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I am unable to open Windows. I receive this message with a
black screen: Windows could not start because the
following file is missing or corrupt: \Windows\system32
\config\system if I try to start it in Safe Mode
Safe Mode w\Networking,Safe Mode w\ Command Prompt I
receive same message. If I try to restore using last good
configuration same message and of course if I choose
normal startup. I try to revert using GoBack but it was
unsuccessful and gave an error message. Dell support was
unsuccessful having me boot up from my os xp pro disk and
selecting repair console then C:/ chkdsk /r they believe
registry and boot drive sector of hard drive is corrupted
and wanted to delete partition and create new one
reinstalling xp but with this option I'd lose all my
data??? Also tried Norton Utilities SystemWorks but it
only scans for viruses and after 12+ hours of that I
stopped it. Couldn't I copy Windows\system32\config\system
file from another computer and put on floppy and then
install it on mine?? If so, how would you do this?
Any suggestions or any other known resources would be
greatly appreciated
black screen: Windows could not start because the
following file is missing or corrupt: \Windows\system32
\config\system if I try to start it in Safe Mode
Safe Mode w\Networking,Safe Mode w\ Command Prompt I
receive same message. If I try to restore using last good
configuration same message and of course if I choose
normal startup. I try to revert using GoBack but it was
unsuccessful and gave an error message. Dell support was
unsuccessful having me boot up from my os xp pro disk and
selecting repair console then C:/ chkdsk /r they believe
registry and boot drive sector of hard drive is corrupted
and wanted to delete partition and create new one
reinstalling xp but with this option I'd lose all my
data??? Also tried Norton Utilities SystemWorks but it
only scans for viruses and after 12+ hours of that I
stopped it. Couldn't I copy Windows\system32\config\system
file from another computer and put on floppy and then
install it on mine?? If so, how would you do this?
Any suggestions or any other known resources would be
greatly appreciated