windows\system32\config\system

[jamie]

getting the same old message when i boot up, however,
after finding the procedure to recover the registry, it
says that the md temp folder already exists, and when I
try to copy files to tmp\system.bak, it says it cannot
find that folder. ahh what do i do?

 

[S.Sengupta]

-----Original Message-----
getting the same old message when i boot up, however,
after finding the procedure to recover the registry, it
says that the md temp folder already exists, and when I
try to copy files to tmp\system.bak, it says it cannot
find that folder. ahh what do i do?
.

Hello!
Start your computer by using the the Windows XP original
bootable CD.. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen, press F10
or press R to repair, and start the Windows Recovery
Console. From here do something like the following:-
copy c:\Windows\repair\TheParticularHive
C:\Windows\system32\config\

This will replace the registry hive to the last time that
hive was bacped up. Hopefully you didn't backup the
registry at the time the problems started to happen.

Following is a list of the files that are the registry
hives. I would suggest starting with the SYSTEM hive and
then reboot and if the problem still persists do the
SOFTWARE hive next. Note these files don't have a file
extension on them

DEFAULT
SAM
SECURITY
SOFTWARE
SYSTEM

For the SYSTEM hive you could try the following before
doing the copy method.

ren c:\windows\system32\config\SYSTEM SYSTEM.bak
ren c:\windows\system32\config\SYSTEM.alt SYSTEM

It is always better to first backup or rename these hives
from the C:\Windows\system32\config\ to folder of your
making or choice just don't back them up to the
C:\Windows\repair\ folder.

You will probably need to reapply any services patches that
you have previously installed.
With regards/
ssg/pronetworks.org

 

[dev]

jamie said:

Getting the same old message when I boot up. However,
after finding the procedure to recover the registry, it
says that the md temp folder already exists, and when I
try to copy files to tmp\system.bak, it says it cannot
find that folder...

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 isn't applicable, use a working PC to read these sites...

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry
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.

http://WWW.WEBTREE.CA/windowsxp/ (repair console/restore tutorial)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q314874
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm

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.