\windows\system32\config\system....HELP

[Guest]

I'm getting "Windows could not start becasue of missing or corrupt file:

\windows\system32\config\system

I have a HP873n with MCE 2005...I changed my video card from ATI 9550 to a
Nvidia 6200 and was changing the display options for the HDTV, Than my system
locked up and when I re-booted I'm getting the above error message...

Please advise the best way to correct this.


Thanks...
Chasbo

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I'm getting "Windows could not start becasue of missing or corrupt file:

\windows\system32\config\system

I have a HP873n with MCE 2005...I changed my video card from ATI 9550 to a
Nvidia 6200 and was changing the display options for the HDTV, Than my system
locked up and when I re-booted I'm getting the above error message...

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


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[Guest]

Bruce....

Thanks for the response.....I'll try and work something out...My problem
with what is suggested on the KB article is that I have a Hp 873n, which came
with MCE 2002 pre-loaded and I did all the upgrades to 2005, Then my hard
drive went bad & it was still under warranty at that time & "Geek Squad"
loaded up MCE 2004 to the new hard drive and I have never had any Recovery
Disks.. I do have the 2 Upgrades disk for MCE 2004 & MCE 2005 from HP... And
of course all the support & warrenties have run out w/ HP & Best Buy...

Do you jknow if the Upgrade disk for MCE 2005 would work?

Chasbo

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Bruce....

Thanks for the response.....I'll try and work something out...My problem
with what is suggested on the KB article is that I have a Hp 873n, which came
with MCE 2002 pre-loaded and I did all the upgrades to 2005, Then my hard
drive went bad & it was still under warranty at that time & "Geek Squad"
loaded up MCE 2004 to the new hard drive and I have never had any Recovery
Disks.. I do have the 2 Upgrades disk for MCE 2004 & MCE 2005 from HP... And
of course all the support & warrenties have run out w/ HP & Best Buy...

Do you jknow if the Upgrade disk for MCE 2005 would work?

If it's a true installation CD, and not some kludged-together OEM
Recovery CD, it should be able to allow the necessary repairs.


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[Guest]

If your computer hard drive is dieing, it won't matter if you replace the
file...it'll get re-deleted almost immideately or some other error will occur.

If this is the case, back up your hard drive ASAP and get a new one.

Sometimes, if you yell at HP enough, they might let you slide past your
warranty [We had the same problem]