System file missing or corrupt

[David Goldenberg]

When I try to boot I get the message that Windows could not start
because the following file is missing or corrupt

\Windows\system32\config\system

You can attempt ot reparir this file by starting wndows set up with
the CD-ROM and select r at the first screen tostart repair.


I get the recovery console started but my question is what file to
copy from the CD-ROM. I don't see a file named system in the root or
the I386 directory or the systme 32 directory under I386.

On my non booting computer there is a 3.7Mbyte file in the pertinent
directory. Maybe it is corrupt. Anyway I can't figure out which file
to copy form the CD-ROM. Do I have to expand a file?

What is the proper syntax to copy the system file fro the CD-ROM to my
computer?

Thanks

David

 

[Michael Funaro]

Ok, we all know how to fix this problem by now BUT what is causing the
problem.??? So we don't have to keep doing this. Thanks, Mike

 

[dev]

Michael Funaro said:

Ok, we all know how to fix this problem by now BUT what is causing the
problem.??? So we don't have to keep doing this. Thanks, Mike

Annoying isn't it. Here a change of RAM from a 256 single chip (which
checked good, and worked fine with '98) to a single, high quality 512 chip
put an end to the "system" error, and other faults. Worth a test.

 

[dev]

Bruce Chambers said:

test.

Not surprising, really. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K before it, is
quite sensitive to borderline defective hardware (particularly
motherboards, RAM and hard drives) that will still support Win9x.

The RAM aspect was duplicated and substantiated by an MS engineer, who was
tracking the problem shortly after the O/S was released. He did not
indicate that this was the exclusive reason for the fault. He implicated
certain burner, virus scanner or diagnostic software as being a possible
cause...but never shared any final conclusions with me.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Not surprising, really. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K before it, is
quite sensitive to borderline defective hardware (particularly
motherboards, RAM and hard drives) that will still support Win9x.


Bruce Chambers

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