Hi
Try here:
"How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP from
Starting"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307545
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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| > Am looking at a system that just was powered off when a CD became lodged
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| > in the drive...on restart the user got the following message
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| > >WIndows could not start becuase the following file is missing or
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| > >corrupt: c:\windows\system32\config\system
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| > >You need to repair this file by starting Windows setup using the
original
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| > setup cd rom and select 'r' at the first screen to start repair...
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| > Where do I go from there?? I checked the file it reports as corrupted
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| > and it is present ...any ideas would be a big help
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| > Thanks in advance
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| > Rick
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