start problem

[sourabh bora]

when i restarted my windows xp professional i got the
messege..windows could not start because the following
file is missing or corrupt
windows32/system32/config/sys
how do i repair this using recovery console or 98 boot disk

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

See if the following article helps:

"How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP from Starting"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307545

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

What have you recently installed? Please incude make, model number,etc.

Recovering XP using the Recovery Console (Line 333) right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

In Recovery Console, change to the C:\Windows folder.

Type: cd sytem32\config , and then press ENTER.
Type: dir system , and then press ENTER.

Depending on your error message, use as follows:

Next type: ren software software.bak and then press ENTER.
or:
type ren system system.bak and then press ENTER.

Next type:
copy c:\windows\repair\software , and then press ENTER.
or:
copy c:\windows\repair\system , and then press ENTER.

Exit, reboot.

NOTE : If the message that you received referred to the software file,
replace "system" with "software" in the preceding command.

For example, you would type ren software software.bak (instead of ren system
system.bak ), and then press ENTER.

More info here: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm