Another Config Problem

[Guest]

Laptop won't boot up - received the \windows\system32\config\system file is
missing error. I have followed the instructions in Article Q307545 and keep
getting stuck because on my computer

c:\windows\system32\config\system\ where \system is actually a folder not a
file like the article says.

So I've tried deleting the folder so I can copy the system file but it won't
delete. It acts like it is deleting but it doesn't go away.

The "system" file in windows\repair is named system.bak (which I thought was
a little weird since the article shows it as system with no file extension).
So I copy the system.bak to windows\system32\config and it will copy fine. I
then try to rename it to "system" and it puts it in the
windows\system32\config\system\ directory. I tried leaving it in this
directory and restarting the computer but still get same error message.

Please help me if you can.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

There should be one folder in C:\windows\system32\config
Named systemprofile

systemprofile should have 12 folders and 2 files in it.

C:\windows\system32\config should have:
system with no file extension, it is NOT a folder.
system.LOG
system.sav
And maybe system.tmp.LOG if a user is logged on.

system.bak in windows\repair is a another backup file for system.

Try copying system.bak to the Desktop, rename it to system and move it into
C:\windows\system32\config

system is the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM registry key.

system.LOG is a backup file for system.

system.sav
Copies of the hive files as they looked at the end of the text-mode stage in
Setup.
Setup has two stages: text mode and graphics mode. The hive is copied to a
..sav file after the text-mode stage of setup to protect it from errors that
might occur if the graphics-mode stage of setup fails. If setup fails during
the graphics-mode stage, only the graphics-mode stage is repeated when the
computer is restarted; the .sav file is used to restore the hive data

system.tmp.LOG is a temporary transaction log of changes to the keys and
value entries in the hive.

And yes there are more files in C:\windows\system32\config

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

Thank you for the reply, it seems you understand my problem. I do have the
files

system.LOG
system.sav

and systemprofile
in this directory C:\windows\system32\config

However, I also have SYSTEM which is a folder/directory with size 0. I
tried typing "del system" (like the instructions says) and I get:

c:\windows\system32\config\system\*. Are you sure/ <Y/N>

so I hit Y and it acts like it deletes it but it only deletes the contents
of the SYSTEM folder. Is there another command I should use (my DOS is a
little rusty)?

I don't know how this folder was created but I do know that I can't proceed
with it like it is. I was successful in renaming system.bak to system, but
when I tried to copy it to c:\windows\system32\config\system it puts it in
the SYSTEM folder.

I'm stuck.

 

[John John]

Use the rd (same as RMDIR) command, Bev. For help on any command use
the /? switch. For help on other commands type help .

John

 

[Guest]

Bless you both! You are so wonderful! That was exactly what I needed.

Thank you for your time.

 

[John John]

You're welcome.

John

Bless you both! You are so wonderful! That was exactly what I needed.

Thank you for your time.

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