How does the repair console work?

[Tony]

My XP home edition will not boot. I get a message saying
the Windows\system32\config\system file is corrupt and to
use the repair console to fix the problem. How, exactly,
do I do this? Thanks alot.

 

[Chris Lanier]

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

 

[Alex Nichol]

My XP home edition will not boot. I get a message saying
the Windows\system32\config\system file is corrupt and to
use the repair console to fix the problem.

To use the console, Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot the
XP CD and, instead of Setup, take the immediate R for Repair. Assume
any password requested is blank, and TAB over.

The command you will need to use is the Copy one;
(Copy path\name newplace\name)
for the detailed method see
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;307545