File is missing\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32

[t.fowler]

I have loaded XP on to my hard drive on a seperate
partition creating a multi boot system with Windows ME.
All worked well for about a week and then on booting to XP
recieved the following message: Windows XP could not start
because the following file is missing or corrupt:
WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM: I repaired XP using the
original disc(as I could not log into recovery console)
and installed all the updates including SP2. Sorted I
thought but tonight the same error message but this time
on trying again managed to boot into XP OK! What is going
on - any ideas out there.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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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