Missing File

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Recently, my Gateway rebooted without prompt and I got a
message that WINNT\system32\config\system is missing.
You may attempt to repair by inserting OS CD and type 'r'
at the prompt.

Could not get recovery console to come up.

Any Suggestions?

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C said:
Recently, my Gateway rebooted without prompt and I got a
message that WINNT\system32\config\system is missing.
You may attempt to repair by inserting OS CD and type 'r'
at the prompt.

Could not get recovery console to come up.
Click to expand...

Try a boot into Safe Mode, by hitting F8 just before the "Starting
Windows" screen would appear (takes a bit of practice).
Choose LAST GOOD.

If that isn't applicable, use a working PC to read these sites...

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545
describes a three-step process to extract a copy of the registry
from the System Restore SVI folder.

http://WWW.WEBTREE.CA/windowsxp/ (repair console/restore tutorial)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q314874
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm

After your system is restored, the ERUNT utility available here may
make it easier to fix the problem if it recurs...
http://HOME.T-ONLINE.DE/home/lars.hederer/erunt

If the problem persists, try swapping current RAM (even if it checks
good) for a single, high-quality 512Mb chip. XP reportedly is sensitive
to memory timing.
 
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