WINDOWS\System32\config\SYSTEM

[Guest]

In the subject line is what I see when I boot up this machine. (Dell Windows
XP Home) It then goes to tell me that I can attempt to repair this file by
starting Windows Setup using the original Setup CD ROM. It then tells me to
select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.
I gotta be honest .. all this does is give me a long list of DOS-type
commands with no assistance.
Which option should I choose to repair this error? And after I select that
option, what do I do?
Do you have any other suggestions rather than the 'r' command as listed above?
I cannot access this drive even as a secondary drive in my other desktop.
(It is a 160G Seagate SATA and I get Delayed Write Errors when I try to
access it on other machines).
PLEASE assist ... I honestly appreciate ytour time & efforts.

Don in Tucson
AizA

 

[Bruce Chambers]

In the subject line is what I see when I boot up this machine. (Dell Windows
XP Home) It then goes to tell me that I can attempt to repair this file by
starting Windows Setup using the original Setup CD ROM. It then tells me to
select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.
I gotta be honest .. all this does is give me a long list of DOS-type
commands with no assistance.
Which option should I choose to repair this error? And after I select that
option, what do I do?
Do you have any other suggestions rather than the 'r' command as listed above?
I cannot access this drive even as a secondary drive in my other desktop.
(It is a 160G Seagate SATA and I get Delayed Write Errors when I try to
access it on other machines).
PLEASE assist ... I honestly appreciate ytour time & efforts.

Don in Tucson
AizA

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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Bruce Chambers

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