c:\windows\system32\config\system Missing or corrupted ?

[JacobL.]

I have WIN XP Prof sp1 running on an Intel chip.
I re-booted my notebook and received the following message
at boot time:
"Windows unable to start due to missing or corrupt file
c:\windows\system32\config\system"

The file in the above folder path has no extension it is
named 'system'.

The night before I updated my McAfee Anti-virus patterns
as I do once every couple of weeks. The next day I re-
booted, as one must unfortunately due all too much on the
Win OS and then the above error showed up.

Any ideals...What is the 'system' file used for...?

 

[Nicholas]

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents
Windows XP from Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545

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Nicholas

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| I have WIN XP Prof sp1 running on an Intel chip.
| I re-booted my notebook and received the following message
| at boot time:
| "Windows unable to start due to missing or corrupt file
| c:\windows\system32\config\system"
|
| The file in the above folder path has no extension it is
| named 'system'.
|
| The night before I updated my McAfee Anti-virus patterns
| as I do once every couple of weeks. The next day I re-
| booted, as one must unfortunately due all too much on the
| Win OS and then the above error showed up.
|
| Any ideals...What is the 'system' file used for...?
|
|

 

[Maureen Goldman]

I have WIN XP Prof sp1 running on an Intel chip.
I re-booted my notebook and received the following message
at boot time:
"Windows unable to start due to missing or corrupt file
c:\windows\system32\config\system"

The file in the above folder path has no extension it is
named 'system'.

The night before I updated my McAfee Anti-virus patterns
as I do once every couple of weeks. The next day I re-
booted, as one must unfortunately due all too much on the
Win OS and then the above error showed up.

Any ideals...What is the 'system' file used for...?

Here's a post I saved:


To fix the "windows\system32\config\system file is missing or corrupt"
where Xp won't boot:

Go to Recovery Console and type:

cd system32\config
ren system system.old
ren system.alt systemalt.old
copy c:\windows\repair\system
copy c:\windows\repair\regback\system
exit

Recover from a Corrupted Registry Preventing Win XP from Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307545