Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFI

[MK]

I have the following problem:
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
Is it possible to do a WIN XP Pro reinstall from a CD to solve the problem?
The PC is from a school lab with a system license and I wanted to do it at
home with my CD of XP pro. Will that work, like it does with WIN98?
OR
do I have to do the procedure described in:
How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
Thanks
Michael

 

[Rock]

I have the following problem:
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
Is it possible to do a WIN XP Pro reinstall from a CD to solve the problem?
The PC is from a school lab with a system license and I wanted to do it at
home with my CD of XP pro. Will that work, like it does with WIN98?
OR
do I have to do the procedure described in:
How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
Thanks
Michael

That MS knowledge base article contains the procedure to follow.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Follow the article. In step one you should only need to copy
\windows\repair\system to \windows\system32\config\ directory.

but first try renaming \windows\system32\config\system.alt as
\windows\system32\config\system

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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|I have the following problem:
| Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
| \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
| Is it possible to do a WIN XP Pro reinstall from a CD to solve the
problem?
| The PC is from a school lab with a system license and I wanted to do it at
| home with my CD of XP pro. Will that work, like it does with WIN98?
| OR
| do I have to do the procedure described in:
| How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
| starting
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
| Thanks
| Michael
|
|

 

[Á÷À˵ÄË«Óã]

Hi,Dave.
In my Windows Xp, \windows\system32\config\system.alt does not exist.
Can you tell why .
Thanks

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[Kelly]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=system.alt+missing

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...m.alt&meta=group=microsoft.public.windowsxp.*

/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Dave Patrick]

I think system.alt is no more for Windows XP and above.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hi,Dave.
| In my Windows Xp, \windows\system32\config\system.alt does not exist.
| Can you tell why .
| Thanks
|
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