Windows can't boot up

[Clement]

Dear All,

I have a notebook and when bootup it show the message:

Windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows
Setup using the original Setup CD-ROM.
Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.

Please may I know how do I solve the problem?

Clement

 

[Guest]

Install xp cd,restart computer,adjust BIOS to boot to cd drive if needed,
usually by the exit tab,then boot to cd,R for recovery,press enter key for
password,then at cmd screen type:BOOTCFG /? That gets you the menu.
Before you might try search at microsoft,type:314058 For the list,you'll
probably want to type:bootcfg /rebuild

 

[Clement]

Thanks Andrew for your reply. I have try that
bootcfg /rebuild and create another boot option, but it
still give me the same error message. Any other solutions?

Thanks
Clement

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

Windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

See "How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545).

 

[Clement]

Thanks to Thorsten Matzner, I finally restore back to the
previous state. Thank you very much!!

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

Thanks to Thorsten Matzner, I finally restore back to the
previous state. Thank you very much!!

No problem.