Error Message.

[Sashikumaran Sikkan]

Hi and hello to everyone.
I keep on receiving this error message " \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM" in
my Windows XP computer.
For the 1st time I received this message and I repaired my computer using
Windows XP installation CD.
After 3 to 4 days I received this kind of message back and I repaired my
computer back using Windows XP installation CD.
For the 3rd time the problem repeated after 1 week and I did the same thing
again.
Last week the problem repeated again after 5 days and I re-formated my whole
system and turned off the Windows Update Service,but now the problem
happening again.

So,why is it like this and what should I do for this?

For your information, my computer's specification is like this:-

- Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
- Intel Dual Core E2160 Processor
- 160GB SATA Hard Drive
- SATA DVD-RW
- Floppy Drive
- 1GB DDR2-667 RAM

Please help me on this. Thank you.

 

[philo]

Hi and hello to everyone.
I keep on receiving this error message " \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM" in
my Windows XP computer.
For the 1st time I received this message and I repaired my computer using
Windows XP installation CD.
After 3 to 4 days I received this kind of message back and I repaired my
computer back using Windows XP installation CD.
For the 3rd time the problem repeated after 1 week and I did the same thing
again.
Last week the problem repeated again after 5 days and I re-formated my whole
system and turned off the Windows Update Service,but now the problem
happening again.

So,why is it like this and what should I do for this?

For your information, my computer's specification is like this:-

- Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
- Intel Dual Core E2160 Processor
- 160GB SATA Hard Drive
- SATA DVD-RW
- Floppy Drive
- 1GB DDR2-667 RAM

Please help me on this. Thank you.

It could be sue to a hardware error.

Run the manufacturer's harddrive diagnostic...
you can get it from the website of whoever makes your HD

Also run a RAM test if the HD checks out ok

such as memtest86.

 

[PaulM]

Its sounds like you have bad memory. Check your ram.
Go here:
http://www.memtest.org/

 

[Kelly]

To fix the "windows\system32\config\system file is mising or corrupt" where
Xp wont 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

Recovering XP using the Recovery Console (Line 333) right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm

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NOTE : If the message that you received referred to the software file,
replace "system" with "software" in the preceding command.

For example, you would type ren software software.bak (instead of ren system
system.bak ), and then press ENTER.

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Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

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