\windows/system32\config\system Error message

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Hi I purchased my pc in oct last year and since then I have had to perform 7 reloads due tho the following error 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 SET UP USING THE ORIGINAL SET UP CD ROM", After contacting technical help they said I can only repair this using an original Cd rom with windows xp, which I was never supplied with when I purchased it, However can anyone tell me why I keep getting this message and having to perform numerous reloads (4 in the last 3 months), After reloading my pc works fine and then from nowhere i receive this message, I can access the command menu by pressing F8 on start up however if I choose Safe mode or last good config, the message still apperas and I am unable to access the system unless I reload, Can you pleeaasse HELP me as it is really starting to annoy me having to reload and re install all my software and hardware etc

Thanks Very Much to all who can help

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545&Product=winxp

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Hi I purchased my pc in oct last year and since then I have had to perform 7 reloads due tho the following
error 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 SET UP USING THE
ORIGINAL SET UP CD ROM", After contacting technical help they said I can only repair this using an original Cd
rom with windows xp, which I was never supplied with when I purchased it, However can anyone tell me why I
keep getting this message and having to perform numerous reloads (4 in the last 3 months), After reloading my
pc works fine and then from nowhere i receive this message, I can access the command menu by pressing F8 on
start up however if I choose Safe mode or last good config, the message still apperas and I am unable to
access the system unless I reload, Can you pleeaasse HELP me as it is really starting to annoy me having to
reload and re install all my software and hardware etc.
|
| Thanks Very Much to all who can help

 

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/Yozza/ said:

Hi I purchased my pc in oct last year and since then I have had to perform 7 reloads due tho the following error 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 SET UP USING THE ORIGINAL SET UP CD ROM", After contacting technical help they said I can only repair this using an original Cd rom with windows xp, which I was never supplied with when I purchased it, However can anyone tell me why I keep getting this message and having to perform numerous reloads (4 in the last 3 months), After reloading my pc works fine and then from nowhere i receive this message, I can access the command menu by pressing F8 on start up however if I choose Safe mode or last good config, the message still apperas and I am unable to access the system unless I reload, Can you pleeaasse HELP me as it is really starting to annoy me having to reload and re install all my softwa

re and hardware etc.


Try a boot into Safe Mode, by hitting F8 just before the "Starting
Windows" screen would appear (takes a bit of practice).
Choose LAST GOOD.

If that does nothing, use a working PC to read this first...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q823614
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm

Related info is here...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545
describes a three-step process to extract a copy of the registry
from the System Restore SVI folder.

Info on dealing with corruption issues...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822705

Reinstall/repair tutorials (if needed) are here...
http://WWW.WEBTREE.CA/windowsxp/
http://michaelstevenstech.com

After your system is restored, the ERUNT utility available here may
make it easier to fix the problem if it recurs...
http://HOME.T-ONLINE.DE/home/lars.hederer/erunt

If the problem persists, try swapping current RAM (even if it checks
good) for a single, high-quality 512Mb chip. XP reportedly is sensitive
to memory timing.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The precise recovery steps are here:

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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Hi I purchased my pc in oct last year and since then I have had to

perform 7 reloads due tho the following error 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 SET UP USING THE ORIGINAL SET UP CD ROM", After
contacting technical help they said I can only repair this using an
original Cd rom with windows xp, which I was never supplied with when
I purchased it, However can anyone tell me why I keep getting this
message and having to perform numerous reloads (4 in the last 3
months), After reloading my pc works fine and then from nowhere i
receive this message, I can access the command menu by pressing F8 on
start up however if I choose Safe mode or last good config, the
message still apperas and I am unable to access the system unless I
reload, Can you pleeaasse HELP me as it is really starting to annoy me
having to reload and re install all my software and hardware etc.