Error Message after SP2 installation - missing or corrupt file

[Guest]

Ater installing SP2 for XP Home Edition I get the message:
Windows cannot start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

then a suggestion to use the Windows Setup CDROM and slect 'r' for repair.

This does not work.

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Suggest you make a new Windows XP CD with SP2 slipstreamed
and then perform a "Repair Install".

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.p­hp?action=show&showarticle=49

or

AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (preferred)
http://www.wbeta.com/comments.­php?shownews=1063&catid=2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.­com/XPrepairinstall.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| Ater installing SP2 for XP Home Edition I get the message:
| Windows cannot start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
| \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
|
| then a suggestion to use the Windows Setup CDROM and slect 'r' for repair.
|
| This does not work.
|
| Does anyone have any ideas?