Windows XP config error

[Guest]

I have Windows XP which was supplied on my Acer PC without a setup disk, just
recovery disks which wipe everything.

On booting I get a message "Missing or corrupted file
windows/system32/config/system"

It then asks me to reinstall it using the windows xp set up disk which I had
never had. How can I repair this ?

I have looked for a download of the xp set up disk, but can only find a
floppy disk set up which requires the cd rom to complete.

 

[Ron Martell]

I have Windows XP which was supplied on my Acer PC without a setup disk, just
recovery disks which wipe everything.

On booting I get a message "Missing or corrupted file
windows/system32/config/system"

It then asks me to reinstall it using the windows xp set up disk which I had
never had. How can I repair this ?

I have looked for a download of the xp set up disk, but can only find a
floppy disk set up which requires the cd rom to complete.

You will need to run the Windows XP Recovery Console in order to fix
this problem. If your computer has a 3.5 diskette drive then you can
download a set of bootdisk images from
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=310994

There are six diskettes in the set. You can boot your computer with
these, starting with #1 and inserting the others as prompted. Then
you can run the recovery console commands.

How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting
Article ID : 307545
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=307545


Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
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