james said:
I am trying to repair my laptop after the msg appeared. I have read the
artice 307545 and most of this forum (or so it feels). I have managed to
copy
the system file and the msg has gone only to be replaced by another. I
have
been unable to copy the security or sam files from repair to the config.
Any
ideas as to why ?
Use a BartPE Bootable CD to repair your system. Follow the directions on how
to create a BartPE Bootable CD from their website. Use a working Windows
2000/XP/2003 machine to create the Bart PE Bootable CD.
Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
Boot the computer with the BartPE CD.
Navigate to this folder on your Hard drive:
windows\system32\config
Copy the following files to a temp folder, if present:
system
software
sam
security
default
Then delete the above files from "windows\system32\config".
Navigate to the following folder:
System Volume Information\_restore{D86480E3-73EF-47BC-A0EB-A81BE6EE3ED8}
NOTE: _restore{D86480E3-73EF-47BC-A0EB-A81BE6EE3ED8} will have a different
name on your computer.
Now there should be folders with names like RP1, RP2, RP3 and so on. Open
the folder with the highest RP# then open the "Snapshot" folder.
Copy the following files to "windows\system32\config":
_REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM
Rename the file in "windows\system32\config""
Rename _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT to DEFAULT
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY to SECURITY
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE to SOFTWARE
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM to SYSTEM
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM to SAM
Reboot the machine and see if you can use Windows.
