lost or corrupt windows\system32\config\system

G

Guest

apparently I've lost this file from my machine. I have'nt got a recovery
disk, for some reason my cd burner was not able to verify disk surface and
aborted the burning process. Is there someplace to get this file. If I buy
another xp home edition will my data be saved.
 
M

Malke

gambusino72 said:
apparently I've lost this file from my machine. I have'nt got a
recovery disk, for some reason my cd burner was not able to verify
disk surface and aborted the burning process. Is there someplace to
get this file. If I buy another xp home edition will my data be saved.

Unfortunately, you will need a real XP CD (not a recovery disk) unless
your OEM has preinstalled the Recovery Console. Some OEM's (HP, I
believe) offer the ability to boot into the Recovery Console at
startup.

In any case, boot with the XP CD and go to the Recovery Console. Type:

cd system32\config [enter]
ren system system.old [enter]
ren system.alt systemalt.old [enter]
copy c:\windows\repair\system [enter]
copy c:\windows\repair\regback\system [enter]
exit [enter]

Malke
 
B

Bruce Chambers

gambusino72 said:
apparently I've lost this file from my machine. I have'nt got a recovery
disk, for some reason my cd burner was not able to verify disk surface and
aborted the burning process. Is there someplace to get this file. If I buy
another xp home edition will my data be saved.


The file in question isn't located on any installation CD. It's part
of your registry, and is unique to your computer.

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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