other computer will not boot and dont have backup disks

[Guest hudginsb37]

my other computer a windows 2000 will not bott normally its says :will not

start because the following file is missing or

corrupt:/winnt/system32/config/system how can i fix this without the

startup or backup disks? please help.

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: other computer will not boot and dont have backup disks

 

If the system hive is corrupt, and assuming you already tried LKG (F8 and

choose Last Known Good), It may be possible to rename the system hive found

in

%systemroot%\system32\config\system

to system.old

then rename

%systemroot%\system32\config\system.alt

to

%systemroot%\system32\config\system

 

You can also try using the most recent backup found in

%systemroot%\repair\regback

 

If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the

original-as-installed system hive from

%systemroot%\repair\system

to

%systemroot%\system32\config\system

You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since the

original OS install.

 

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000

Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup

floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,

use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At

the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000

installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery

Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have

the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the

computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery

Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted

or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts

in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot

access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,

and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,

you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard

disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive

root, %systemroot% or %windir%

 

 

--

 

Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"hudginsb37" wrote:

> my other computer a windows 2000 will not bott normally its says :will not

> start because the following file is missing or

> corrupt:/winnt/system32/config/system how can i fix this without the

> startup or backup disks? please help.

[Guest hudginsb37]

Re: other computer will not boot and dont have backup disks

 

ok now that i have the boot disk how do i go about fixing the config problem

 

 

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> If the system hive is corrupt, and assuming you already tried LKG (F8 and

> choose Last Known Good), It may be possible to rename the system hive found

> in

> %systemroot%\system32\config\system

> to system.old

> then rename

> %systemroot%\system32\config\system.alt

> to

> %systemroot%\system32\config\system

>

> You can also try using the most recent backup found in

> %systemroot%\repair\regback

>

> If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the

> original-as-installed system hive from

> %systemroot%\repair\system

> to

> %systemroot%\system32\config\system

> You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since the

> original OS install.

>

> To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000

> Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup

> floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,

> use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At

> the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000

> installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery

> Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have

> the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the

> computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery

> Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted

> or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts

> in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot

> access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,

> and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,

> you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard

> disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive

> root, %systemroot% or %windir%

>

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> "hudginsb37" wrote:

> > my other computer a windows 2000 will not bott normally its says :will not

> > start because the following file is missing or

> > corrupt:/winnt/system32/config/system how can i fix this without the

> > startup or backup disks? please help.

>

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: other computer will not boot and dont have backup disks

 

Try renaming / replacing the system hive file located in;

 

%systemroot%\system32\config

 

directory.

 

--

 

Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"hudginsb37" wrote:

> ok now that i have the boot disk how do i go about fixing the config

> problem

[Guest hudginsb37]

Re: other computer will not boot and dont have backup disks

 

ok but how do i do that ,what do i do after i hit r then c..how to i rename

..sorry i dont understand how to do that. thank u.

 

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Try renaming / replacing the system hive file located in;

>

> %systemroot%\system32\config

>

> directory.

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> "hudginsb37" wrote:

> > ok now that i have the boot disk how do i go about fixing the config

> > problem

>

>

[Guest hudginsb37]

Re: other computer will not boot and dont have backup disks

 

article 826721 will fix this

 

"hudginsb37" wrote:

> ok but how do i do that ,what do i do after i hit r then c..how to i rename

> .sorry i dont understand how to do that. thank u.

>

> "Dave Patrick" wrote:

>

> > Try renaming / replacing the system hive file located in;

> >

> > %systemroot%\system32\config

> >

> > directory.

> >

> > --

> >

> > Regards,

> >

> > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> > Microsoft Certified Professional

> > Microsoft MVP [Windows]

> > http://www.microsoft.com/protect

> >

> > "hudginsb37" wrote:

> > > ok now that i have the boot disk how do i go about fixing the config

> > > problem

> >

> >

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: other computer will not boot and dont have backup disks

 

Try finding someone to help you with this.

 

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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

 

"hudginsb37"wrote:

> ok but how do i do that ,what do i do after i hit r then c..how to i

> rename

> .sorry i dont understand how to do that. thank u.

[Guest Ben Myers]

Re: other computer will not boot and dont have backup disks

 

"hudginsb37" <hudginsb37@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B0F3D9A9-0A0E-44D2-9B57-B635DE6C0F0B@microsoft.com...

> > > ok now that i have the boot disk how do i go about fixing the config

> > > problem

> > Try renaming / replacing the system hive file located in;

> > %systemroot%\system32\config

> > directory.

> ok but how do i do that ,what do i do after i hit r then c..how to i rename

> .sorry i dont understand how to do that. thank u.

 

Type the following at the command prompt, then remove the floppy

and restart the computer.

 

cd system32\config

ren system system.old

copy system.alt system

 

Ben