WinXP won't run because file is missing or corrupt...

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dave

Have Dell Demension and loaded XP two weeks ago. Few
days ago on start up, a black screen appears and says the
following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

It says that I can repair this file by starting Window
Setup using the original Setup CD-ROM.

As I restart, the screen returns to the black screen from
above even though I have the Setup disk in the drive. I
would like to just reinstall XP from DOS or from scratch.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
 
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Guest

dave said:
Have Dell Demension and loaded XP two weeks ago. Few
days ago on start up, a black screen appears and says the
following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

It says that I can repair this file by starting Window
Setup using the original Setup CD-ROM.

As I restart, the screen returns to the black screen from
above even though I have the Setup disk in the drive. I
would like to just reinstall XP from DOS or from scratch.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
Click to expand...

Is the drive set to boot in the BIO's?
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
 

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