Missing or Corrupt SYSTEM32 folder

[Lee]

HI was wondering if somebody could shine a bit of light
on my problem, this as happened to me four times now, and
is getting very annoying.

I boot up my machine and an error comes up saying
something like:

cannot boot windows, SYSTEM32 folder is missing or
corrupt,

I keep my antivirus updated and windows,do regular virus
scans, I have Norton antivirus 'autopprotect' turned on,

I just do not get it, I really do not want to have to
install windows again

can anyone help me please, thanks lee.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Lee,

Does the system boot into Safe mode at all?
If you load the Recovery Console, can you see the \system32 folder?

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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

I can verify from personal experience that this method works:

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545

To investigate the root cause(s) of the problem:

How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822705


Bruce Chambers

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[Guest]

Thanks for your reply, yes the SYSTEM32 folder stilldoes
exist and I can access it.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Then you likely have a corrupt registry. Follow the article posted by Bruce
Chambers:

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry [Q307545]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone