File missing or corrupt

[Guest]

I am getting the following error when trying to start a computer withXP Home
Edition...

"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\Windows\System32\Config\system"

Any suggestions? Thank you.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I am getting the following error when trying to start a computer withXP
Home
Edition...

"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\Windows\System32\Config\system"

Any suggestions? Thank you.

There's a MS knowledgebase item on this topic.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

The steps here work reliably, but if you don't have System Restore turned
on, you're going to have some further problems because you won't have a
recent copy of the registry, and your system will not know about much of the
software that's been installed.

HTH
-pk

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the post however I get stuck on the second command...when I try to
copy the first file I get the following error: The file could not be copied

Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I am getting the following error when trying to start a computer withXP Home
Edition...

"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\Windows\System32\Config\system"

Any suggestions? Thank you.

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


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Bruce Chambers

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