System registry is missing

[Guest]

I am trying to recover the corrupted registry of my winxp PC by using
microsoft KB Q30745. It says from the Recovery Console you need to copy
c:\windows\repair\system to c:\windows\system32\config\system. The problem is
there is no file called "system" in c:\windows\repair\system and as a result
I cannot copy and when I restart, it keeps rebooting itself in a loop. Could
someone please help?

Thanks
SSOR

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

You'll have to try a 'Repair' install of XP. The following article by
Michael Stevens will show you how:

"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

[Nog]

I am trying to recover the corrupted registry of my winxp PC by using
microsoft KB Q30745. It says from the Recovery Console you need to copy
c:\windows\repair\system to c:\windows\system32\config\system. The problem
is
there is no file called "system" in c:\windows\repair\system and as a
result
I cannot copy and when I restart, it keeps rebooting itself in a loop.
Could
someone please help?

Thanks
SSOR

There is no single file for the registry in XP. Parts of it are all over the
place, some in each users directory . You can export to a single file with
regedit but when your import it, it is split and sent to all the appropriate
places.