System won't boot - missing C:\Windows\System32\System ?

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I've occasionally gotten this problem 'System won't boot, missing file'
"C:\Windows\System32\System."

Can anyone tell me what the file is it's referring to ? "System.???"

Thank you

TrickTrash
 
I've occasionally gotten this problem 'System won't boot, missing file'
"C:\Windows\System32\System."

Can anyone tell me what the file is it's referring to ? "System.???"
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How have you recovered when this error message appears? This indicates
corruption with the registry. Here is the standard fix.

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307545

How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=822705
 
TrickTrash said:
I've occasionally gotten this problem 'System won't boot, missing file'
"C:\Windows\System32\System."

Can anyone tell me what the file is it's referring to ? "System.???"

Thank you

TrickTrash
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It means that the System portion of your Windows registry is damaged or
missing.

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

Thanks very much for the advice.

I'd actually downloaded
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
but been too cavalier to read it, which I'll now rectify.

One of the reasons being it referred to the 'Automatic System Recovery'
dohicky which I no longer use since I found it too slow, too large, too
cumbersome & not that helpful.

Can you recommend a strategy for simply taking regular snapshots of the
registry and replacing it, when needed, on an NTFS volume ? (So I don't
just have to rely on my morning Image.)

Thanks you

Nick
 
Bruce

Thanks very much for the advice.

I'd actually downloaded
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
but been too cavalier to read it, which I'll now rectify.

One of the reasons being it referred to the 'Automatic System Recovery'
dohicky which I no longer use since I found it too slow, too large, too
cumbersome & not that helpful.

Can you recommend a strategy for simply taking regular snapshots of the
registry and replacing it, when needed, on an NTFS volume ? (So I don't
just have to rely on my morning Image.)
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ERUNT is a good program for this.

ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

Installing and Using ERUNT
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm
 
Rock

Yeah, I've tried that but when it ran, it corrupted the in-place Registry
for some reason, which left me afraid to trust it.

I couldn't see what I was doing wrong. Maybe I'll give it another try.

Thanks very much for your reply

yours

TrickTrash
 
Rock

Yeah, I've tried that but when it ran, it corrupted the in-place Registry
for some reason, which left me afraid to trust it.

I couldn't see what I was doing wrong. Maybe I'll give it another try.

Thanks very much for your reply
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"Rock" wrote
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You're welcome.

The only thing ERUNT does is save a copy of the registry in whatever folder
you want. If you need to restore the registry, if for example something
corrupts the registry, and you get that error and can't boot, make sure you
save the registry copies in folder inside the windows directory so they will
be seen in the recovery console. Then boot to the recovery console and run
the program ERDNT.EXE from the folder where the saved registry backup is
located. It's all in those help files.

I don't understand how just running ERUNT could have corrupted the registry.
 
Rock

It was probably me doing something else, or not running it properly. Either
way, it made me nervous.

I'm going to give this another go; It would be a simple neat solution, if I
can get it right.

Lot's of reading to do

Yours

Nick
 
Rock

It was probably me doing something else, or not running it properly.
Either way, it made me nervous.

I'm going to give this another go; It would be a simple neat solution, if
I can get it right.

Lot's of reading to do
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Ok, good luck.
 
Well I've just run ERUNT, with no problems, which gives me confidence about
using it on a regular basis. (I did get a RunTime error message at
reboot -immediately after the backup- but my system seems to be running
ok.) This time though, I've read the literature, so I'm a lot better
informed.

The Autoback module could be easier, for those of us who know enough to get
into trouble, but have trouble getting out of it.

Anyway, I'll Automate it -and hotkey it- with "Automate" and use NTFS for
DOS to restore.

Thanks for your prompt, Rock. Hopefully that's another problem sorted.
Onwards and upwards !

Nick
 
Well I've just run ERUNT, with no problems, which gives me confidence
about using it on a regular basis. (I did get a RunTime error message at
reboot -immediately after the backup- but my system seems to be running
ok.) This time though, I've read the literature, so I'm a lot better
informed.

The Autoback module could be easier, for those of us who know enough to
get into trouble, but have trouble getting out of it.

Anyway, I'll Automate it -and hotkey it- with "Automate" and use NTFS for
DOS to restore.

Thanks for your prompt, Rock. Hopefully that's another problem sorted.
Onwards and upwards !

Nick
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You're welcome Nick.
 
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