Windows Update Disaster

[Imploding]

An hour ago I finished installing the 3 latest Windows
Security Updates on another computer in my home. I
installed the updates, rebooted as prompted and then the
fun started.

I got the boot screen as usual, then the black screen of
death. After about 3 minutes, my monitor displayed the
following 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
Setup using the original Setup CD-ROM.
Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.

'r' gets me into the repair console, but I don't know
what to do from there. I'm not a programmer and I don't
know DOS. I can't get Windows to load, so I can't use
the 'System Restore' feature. And to add insult to
injury, Microsoft's 'free tech support isn't any of those
because I can't access the product ID number which is on
my now-dead-system. If anyone can help (before I pull
out what hair I have left) please e-mail me at celctic
(leave out)[email protected]

Thanks.

 

[Chris Lanier]

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry [Q307545]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[davetest]

Hi,

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry [Q307545]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

For some reason, XP is highly susceptible to this registry
corruption.
It would be nice if MS could figure out *why* it's happening
to so many, instead of merely describing what to do *after* it
occurs, as is the case with the most recommended KB article in this
group, 307545.

Dave

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

If I have a good recent registry that I can restore
from DOS floppy, can I avoid all this?

Your help is MUCH appreciated. Thanks- bye- Larry


On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 18:43:02 -0400, "Rick \"Nutcase\"

|Hi,
|
|How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry [Q307545]
|http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545


Any advice given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS. Personal attacks, nitpicking & criticism
of anything but content will NOT be responded to. Those
posters should spend their time taking the test @
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocdtrt1.htm

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Larry,

Possibly, see:

HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP [Q322756]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=322756

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone