startup / system recovery problems

[Guest]

I recently uninstalled a virus scanner form my PC (System Suite 5 by VCOM).
Afterward on attempting to restart windows XP Professional, I got an error
message stating that the file "C:\windows\system32\config\system" (notice
that this file has no extension) is missing or corrupt.
Therefore windows will not boot. I attempted to fix the problem by running
System Restore in Safe Mode. That didn't work... I got the same error
message about the missing or corrupt file. Then I tried using the recovery
console to run System Restore from a command prompt... that failed because
windows attempts to start... and still can't start.
I need to know if there is another way to run System Restore (without
Windows having to start) and restore Windows to an earlier state.

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Your registry is corrupt, you need to follow the procedure described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Ron Martell]

Hi,

Your registry is corrupt, you need to follow the procedure described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

MVP Greg Palmer has a utility that automates this recovery
http://www.palmersoft.co.uk/main.asp?content=corruptreg

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I recently uninstalled a virus scanner form my PC (System Suite 5 by VCOM).
Afterward on attempting to restart windows XP Professional, I got an error
message stating that the file "C:\windows\system32\config\system" (notice
that this file has no extension) is missing or corrupt.
Therefore windows will not boot. I attempted to fix the problem by running
System Restore in Safe Mode. That didn't work... I got the same error
message about the missing or corrupt file. Then I tried using the recovery
console to run System Restore from a command prompt... that failed because
windows attempts to start... and still can't start.
I need to know if there is another way to run System Restore (without
Windows having to start) and restore Windows to an earlier state.

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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Bruce Chambers

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