Windows Won't Start

[Guest]

Help! All of a sudden, I cannot start Windows XP on my laptop. I get the
following message:

WINDOWS COULD NOT START BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING FILE IS MISSING OR CORRUPT:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THIS FILE BY STARTING WINDOWS SETUP USING THE
ORIGINAL SETUP CD-ROM. SELECT "R" AT THE FIRST SCREEN TO START REPAIR.

I put the orginal installation/repair disk in and the system won't read it.
I can't even get a DOS prompt. I tried going to SAFE mode and nothing
happened.

PLEASE ADVISE AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!

 

[Guest]

You need to setup your BIOS to boot from CD before Hard Drive and then follow
these steps...

How to recover from corrupted registry files:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

Good Luck,

Joe

Kemco Technician

 

[Pennywise]

|>Help! All of a sudden, I cannot start Windows XP on my laptop. I get the
|>following message:
|>
|>WINDOWS COULD NOT START BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING FILE IS MISSING OR CORRUPT:
|>\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

That's one of the worst one's you could get (no sugar coating)
Do you happen to have a back up of your registry files?

Read this and good luck
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

When all said and done you might think of running ERUNT next time,
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

 

[Guest]

Hi Joe --

THANKS for that tip about changing the BIOS for booting! It looks like I'll
be able to get it up and running now. Ginoman

 

[Guest]

Hi Pennywise --

THANKS for your tips and advice. Ginoman