help with crash

[ss]

My screen just froze,I am not aware of dowloading anything to cause this.
I am using windos xp pro.
When it froze it was like picture of micro chips with writing underneath (it
was distorted),i has just finished watching bbc news.
the pictures of the microchips were not clear but could just make out
underneath "Attack history graph".
I have rebooted and get message....

"windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
\Windows\system32\config\system"
"you can attempt to repair by using original set up CD-ROM"

Not sure what all this means or indeed if I have the original CD as had no
reason to use for last 3 years (but will try and find)

Where what do I do now?
any help greatly appreciated.
thanks

 

[Guest]

you can do a repair installation of win xp os.

 

[ss]

I have now got as far as trying the repair but have a list of options
like.....
CD
CHDIR
FORMAT
MKDIR
SYSTEM ROOT
and many more
which one do i go for?

 

[Rich Barry]

You will need the original WinXP CD to get into the Recovery Console or
do a Repair
install of WinXP. If found check here
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058

 

[Plato]

My screen just froze,I am not aware of dowloading anything to cause this.
I am using windos xp pro.
When it froze it was like picture of micro chips with writing underneath (it
was distorted),i has just finished watching bbc news.
the pictures of the microchips were not clear but could just make out
underneath "Attack history graph".
I have rebooted and get message....

"windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
\Windows\system32\config\system"
"you can attempt to repair by using original set up CD-ROM"

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#18