Missing system.ced at boot problem

[Robert]

I have encountered a new scenario when booting up my Win
2000 computer. The message "Windows could not start
because the following file is missing or
corrupt:\Winnt\system32\config\system.ced"

Now I have reviewed and tried all the knowledgebase issues
on this topic.
The problem is that even when I replace the System file
with the default system file I get the same message.
Additionally, when I try to run the Repair utility from
the Win2000 disc setup cannot find a Windows 2000
installation.

Maybe this is not a system file problem but more likely a
problem ebing caused by the boot sector or another windows
file that loads first.

Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Steve Parry [MVP]]

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I have encountered a new scenario when booting up my Win
2000 computer. The message "Windows could not start
because the following file is missing or
corrupt:\Winnt\system32\config\system.ced"

Now I have reviewed and tried all the knowledgebase issues
on this topic.
The problem is that even when I replace the System file
with the default system file I get the same message.
Additionally, when I try to run the Repair utility from
the Win2000 disc setup cannot find a Windows 2000
installation.

Maybe this is not a system file problem but more likely a
problem ebing caused by the boot sector or another windows
file that loads first.

Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

have you tried the resolution in this

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=269075

 

[Guest]

Yes I have tried that as well as these additional steps:

I have tried booting with a WIn2000 boot disk
I have used the Win2000 Repair Console and when I
attempted to use the manual Fixmbr I received the
following message: "This computer appears to have a non-
standard or invalid master boot record."

That can not be a good sign.

My question no goes to anyone with experience running the
Fixmbr function. Will the data partition I currently have
become inaccesible?

HELP!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

What do you get when you boot the machine with a
Win2000 boot diskette? To make one, do this:
- Format an ordinary diskette on some Win2000 PC
- Copy these hidden files to the diskette:
c:\boot.ini
c:\ntldr
c:\ntdetect.com