Guest Lynn Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 I am getting the following error when trying to start a computer withXP Home Edition... "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \Windows\System32\Config\system" Any suggestions? Thank you.
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: File missing or corrupt "Lynn" <Lynn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F45051D7-CAC6-41F4-8826-CBD87AAA847A@microsoft.com... >I am getting the following error when trying to start a computer withXP >Home > Edition... > > "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: > \Windows\System32\Config\system" > > Any suggestions? Thank you. There's a MS knowledgebase item on this topic. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545 The steps here work reliably, but if you don't have System Restore turned on, you're going to have some further problems because you won't have a recent copy of the registry, and your system will not know about much of the software that's been installed. HTH -pk
Guest Lynn Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: File missing or corrupt Thanks for the post however I get stuck on the second command...when I try to copy the first file I get the following error: The file could not be copied Any suggestions? Thanks! "Patrick Keenan" wrote: > "Lynn" <Lynn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F45051D7-CAC6-41F4-8826-CBD87AAA847A@microsoft.com... > >I am getting the following error when trying to start a computer withXP > >Home > > Edition... > > > > "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: > > \Windows\System32\Config\system" > > > > Any suggestions? Thank you. > > There's a MS knowledgebase item on this topic. > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545 > > The steps here work reliably, but if you don't have System Restore turned > on, you're going to have some further problems because you won't have a > recent copy of the registry, and your system will not know about much of the > software that's been installed. > > HTH > -pk > > >
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: File missing or corrupt Lynn wrote: > I am getting the following error when trying to start a computer withXP Home > Edition... > > "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: > \Windows\System32\Config\system" > > Any suggestions? Thank you. How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from Starting http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545 Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well: How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822705 -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
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