Fabio said:
I am running widows 2k pro. The O.S does not boot up
because of the fallowing error message:
"Windows 2000 cannot start because the fallowing file is
currupted"
"\winnt\system32\config\system"
I dont have any emergency repair disks nor the windows 2k
pro cd. Does anyone know how to do it from the recovery
console in detail?
Hi
Some steps you can try:
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Windows 2000 Registry Repair Utility
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...01-2C68-4DE8-9229-CA494362419C&displaylang=en
<quote>
Overview
Registry Corruption in Windows 2000 can prevent your system from
booting. The Windows 2000 Registry Repair Utility is a tool that
can help to recover a Windows 2000 system from registry corruption.
This utility can be downloaded on to floppy disks and then run on
the system with the corrupted registry. Six floppy disks are required
for downloading this utility. The utility will attempt to repair
the corrupted registry and allow your machine to boot again.
Note Depending on the type of registry corruption that has occurred,
running this utility could result in some data loss from the registry.
Also, this utility may be unable to repair some types of registry
corruptions.
</quote>
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If that doesn't work out, try this:
When you start your computer, press F8 repeatedly. You should boot
into the Windows 2000 Advanced Options menu.
Choose "Last Known Good Configuration"
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If you haven't installed the Recovery Console in forehand, you need
to get your hands on a Win2k CD to be able to do the following steps:
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If that doesn't work out, try to rename/replace the registry hive
from the Recovery Console:
Description of the Windows 2000 Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=229716
and
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=#[email protected]
and
How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP
from Starting (relevant for Windows 2000 as well)
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307545
If you need to boot from floppy instead of CD-ROM to access
Recovery Console:
HOW TO: Create Setup Boot Disks for Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;197063
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You need to get your hands on a Win2k CD to be able to do the
following steps:
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If that doesn't work out, try to do a repair install:
How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=292175
What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=306952
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If that doesn't work out, you might consider a format/reinstall.
If you have valuable data you need to rescue first, e.g. move the
hard disk over to a working system and copy out the data.
You might need this one in that case (applies to Win2k as well):
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421