windows\system\config\system

[izzyy]

I'm missing windows\system\config\system, but I do not
have a start up disk. How can I fix this problem?

 

[Rich Barry]

If you can use a friends computer and attach your hard drive as slave
and get to your C:\Windows\System
32\Config Folder. Delete System, Default, Security, Software and Sam.
Then go to C:\Windows\Repair
folder and copy those five files and paste back into the Config folder.
This works frequently but not always.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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


Bruce Chambers
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[pasig]

Try this - pretty good fix - but a lot of work.

http://tinyurl.com/wf9d

 

[pasig]

*I'm missing windows\system\config\system, but I do not
have a start up disk. How can I fix this problem? *

Insert the setup cd

go into repair more

select the windows directory (usually 1)

chdsk /r

Worked perfectly without all the typing an copying of the other fix.