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superspots101

When attempting to start WIndows 2000 the foll. mesage
appears:

Windows 2000 cannot start becasue the following file is
missing or crorrupt:

\winnt\system32\config\system

I have tried to use the WINDOWS 2000 set up disc and the
emergency repair disc but unsuccessful because "setup has
determiend that drive C is corrupted and cannot be
repaired".

Can any please help me.

Thanks
 
D

Dave Patrick

If the system hive is corrupt, and assuming you already tried LKG, It may be
possible to rename the system hive found in
%windir%\system32\config\system
to system.old
then rename
%windir%\system32\config\system.alt
to
%windir%\system32\config\system

You can also try using the most recent backup found in
%windir%\repair\regback

If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the
original-as-installed system hive from
%windir%\repair\system
to
%windir%\system32\config\system
You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since the
original OS install.

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks.
Press ENTER at the "Setup Notification" screen. Press R to repair a Windows
2000 installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The
Recovery Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do
not have the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Once the password has been
validated, you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access
to the hard disk. You can only access the following folders on your
computer: %systemroot% and %windir%


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| When attempting to start WIndows 2000 the foll. mesage
| appears:
|
| Windows 2000 cannot start becasue the following file is
| missing or crorrupt:
|
| \winnt\system32\config\system
|
| I have tried to use the WINDOWS 2000 set up disc and the
| emergency repair disc but unsuccessful because "setup has
| determiend that drive C is corrupted and cannot be
| repaired".
|
| Can any please help me.
|
| Thanks
 

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