When I go to start my other computer I get to the loading screen (with black background) and it stops at about 6 bars and says that \WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEMced is corrupted. I go to look for that file on this computer (also running Win2k) and can't find it. I'm told to load setup using the CD-ROM and repair the file. I try doing so and find out that it will only repair installs, and without an emergency recovery diskette I can't repair it. So I go to console to see if I can find the directory/file on that computer. No luck. I MAP the E:\ and check it out for that file. Unfortunately I can only find a SYSTEM32 within the I386 directory and that doesn't have the file I need. I can't get into windows or do much anything else on that computer now, any suggestions? If you can, please Email me at jajimo@hotmail.com Thanks! Mike S.

Mike, We had the same problem. The instructions included in the link below fixed our problem. http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBF/TIP2700/rh2783.htm

thanx this helped me out also !!!!

Thanks, helped me too!

Well, unfortunately, it did not help here. Upon attempting to utilize this fix and ren system system.old, I get an error saying that it can not find the specified file. Upon looking in the directory (c:\winnt\system32\config\) I have a file called sys\em. Are there any other tips? c:\winnt\repair\regback\ is empty also. Any help would be greatly appreciated. As I don't visit here often, could you be so kind as to e-mail me any suggestions. praxia@ij.fake.net Remove the obvious to e-mail.