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c:\windows\system32\config\system
Name: AJ Date: October 12, 2002 at 02:51:45 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: 556
Comment:
Hi, On boot I got this message from XP :
c:\windows\system32\config\system
this file is missing, xp can't boot, insert your setup cd to repair.
Then I don't know what to do, I don't have automatic repair, so I gaot to use the console, but then again I don't know what to do.
Could anyone help me fixing my problem ? And does somebody know why the f.. Xp 's doing such crap?
Name: ckwebb Date: October 12, 2002 at 03:29:13 Pacific
Reply:
without the cd that windows xp came with there is little that can be done. Unless you have a bootleg copy you should have what is called a restore disk which allows you to reinstall xp
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Response Number 2
Name: norman Date: October 12, 2002 at 03:31:57 Pacific
Reply:
I am not 100% positive but i think that the system file is your registery in XP as far as the repair goes i think that once the install starts (boot from CD) you should be prompted if you want to repair, HOWEVER, I would double check that against the Microsoft Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/search
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Response Number 3
Name: warren Date: October 12, 2002 at 06:11:38 Pacific
Name: Chuck Date: October 12, 2002 at 06:27:48 Pacific
Reply:
ERRORS: missing or corrupt : \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM, or missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE, or Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}
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