config/system lost! After overheating

[jmcalljim]

My system got overheated for the first time in about a
year. It froze up and upon rebooting the computer it would
start until the Windows screen should come up. Somehow my
config.sys line is missing or corrupt. How do I repair
without reinstalling. (e-mail address removed)

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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My system got overheated for the first time in about a
year. It froze up and upon rebooting the computer it would
start until the Windows screen should come up. Somehow my
config.sys line is missing or corrupt. How do I repair
without reinstalling.

Windows XP doesn't use config.sys, although an empty config.sys
is normally there for any older program that may check to see if
it's present.

Try a repair installation:
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

[Plato]

My system got overheated for the first time in about a
year. It froze up and upon rebooting the computer it would
start until the Windows screen should come up. Somehow my
config.sys line is missing or corrupt. How do I repair
without reinstalling. (e-mail address removed)

Did you fix the overheating problem?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The precise recovery steps are here:

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


Bruce Chambers
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