Windows Error

[Kim Stansel]

I'm am trying to get to the hard drive on a PC that is having the following
error - I know the PC needs to be formatted, but I'd like to get my files
off before I do that.

"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt"

windows\system32\config\system

I have tried to startup in safe mode, and several other options but it
continues to come up with this error...

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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"Kim Stansel" wrote:

| I'm am trying to get to the hard drive on a PC that is having the following
| error - I know the PC needs to be formatted, but I'd like to get my files
| off before I do that.
|
| "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt"
|
| windows\system32\config\system
|
| I have tried to startup in safe mode, and several other options but it
| continues to come up with this error...