HELP!!

[Andrew]

When I booted my computer up this morning I received an
error message taht said...

Disk I/O Error: Status 00001000

Also, it said that the file "Winnt\system32\config\system"
was corrupted.

First off, how does a file like this get corrupted? And,
how do I fix this problem without formatting the hard
drive?

I went in through the Recovery Console on another machine
to try and copy the system file, but it won't let me.

Can someone please help!!!!!


Thanks,

Andrew

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Press F8 during the boot phase, then select "Last known
good configuration".

 

[Rob Wilson]

This should help..
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/samplechapters/fndc/fndc_rec_uctu.asp

if you have applied a service pack since the install (should have) check to
see if the file you intend to copy has been updated, you can extract the SP
by using the -X switch and select the upated file.
i,e W2KSP4_EN.EXE -X <path>

how to expand compressed files
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...dows2000/en/advanced/help/bootcons_expand.htm