I can offer you (2) suggestions:
First one necessitates a Windows 2000 or XP or 2003 CD. It doesn't matter
which because any will get you into recovery console. If you can't get
into recovery console then I suggest you take the H/D out nad put it into
another system as a secondary H/D and then follow the steps below but you
would do it within windows:
(All steps that follow invole editing registry keys so follow EXACTLY to
avoid any further damage)
Once in recover Console you need to perform the following steps:
At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing
ENTER after you type each line:
md tmp
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak
delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
delete c:\windows\system32\config\default
copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default
Type exit to quit Recovery Console. Your computer will restart.
Note This procedure assumes that Windows XP is installed to the C:\Windows
folder. Make sure to change C:\Windows to the appropriate windows_folder if
it is a different location.
If you have access to another computer, to save time, you can copy the text
in step two, and then create a text file called "Regcopy1.txt" (for
example). To create this file, run the following command when you start in
Recovery Console:
batch regcopy1.txt
With the batch command in Recovery Console, you can process all the
commands in a text file sequentially. When you use the batch command, you
do not have to manually type as many commands.
If you are able to get H/D installed as a second drive and look at it from
another O/S then you could perform the following steps:
Make a folder called tmp in the root of the windows directory of the second
H/D. (X:\ equals the drive letter of the second H/D) I suggest open this
folder and have it minimized to the task bar.
Click start then run and perform the following commands one at a time:
copy x:\windows\system32\config\system x:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy x:\windows\system32\config\software x:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy x:\windows\system32\config\sam x:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy x:\windows\system32\config\security x:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy x:\windows\system32\config\default x:\windows\tmp\default.bak
Click the tmp folder in the task bar and verify that the 5 files above
exist and have .bak extensions.
Next:, open a command window and perform the following:
cd .. (till you are at the root of your second H/D (x:\))
delete x:\windows\system32\config\system
delete x:\windows\system32\config\software
delete x:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete x:\windows\system32\config\security
delete x:\windows\system32\config\default
copy x:\windows\repair\system x:\windows\system32\config\system
copy x:\windows\repair\software x:\windows\system32\config\software
copy x:\windows\repair\sam x:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy x:\windows\repair\security x:\windows\system32\config\security
copy x:\windows\repair\default x:\windows\system32\config\default
Now move the H/D back to your original PC and start the PC.
The articile for these steps is:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=307545
If the PC does not start then I suggest you perform a inplace upgrade:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;[LN];315341
If that fails I suggest a parallel and this will allow you to get to your
files and back them up before you rebuild completely:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=266465
Good Luck
This will get your files up to date
Best Regards,
Jody Atkins
Microsoft Online Support Engineer
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| I know I really screwed things up, but I was removing
| unwanted executables and playing with the registry. Now
| when I boot up, I can choose a user but am logged out
| immediately (I am using XP Home OS). I would try a repair,
| but my XP CD has never been bootable (I have always
| reformatted with ME and then put a minimal OS so that I can
| run the XP CD).
|
| Can anyone either help fix the problem outright or give me
| clues on how to re-install XP without wiping the HDD?
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| Thank you in advance,
| Tom C
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