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Startup problem missing or corrupt!
Name: pinkfloydeffect Date: February 1, 2009 at 13:15:43 Pacific OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition CPU/Ram: 3.368 GHz / 4095 MB Product: Ecs / Ka3-mvp Subcategory: General
Comment:
Ive reformated and re installed windows a few times on a freinds computer and he keeps brining it back with this startup problem:
/WINDOWS.0/SYSTEM32/CONFIG/SYSTEM missing or corrupt
He barely uses his PC I dont get this why does this keep happening!? Hardware problem??
Name: OtheHill Date: February 1, 2009 at 14:00:24 Pacific
Reply:
Windows.0 indicates there are at least TWO distinct installations of Windows on that computer. Or at least there were at some point.
You have evidently not been performing a clean installation.
First I would recommend running a drive fitness test on the hard drive. You can download that from the manufacturer of the the brand drive he has. Then, if the drive checks out OK, consider reformatting and then re-installing Windows.
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Response Number 3
Name: pinkfloydeffect Date: February 1, 2009 at 15:20:05 Pacific
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ya know I thought that windows.0 meant there was mutiple installations I just thought I recalled fully formatting it but would the windows installation "quick format" have anything to do with this?
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Response Number 4
Name: OtheHill Date: February 1, 2009 at 15:22:16 Pacific
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A quick format should eliminate the old installation. Assuming it was on that partition.
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Response Number 5
Name: pinkfloydeffect Date: February 1, 2009 at 15:29:56 Pacific
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Hmm. I definately make shure to delete all partitions this is odd. Its happened liek 3 times now. Iv reinstalled windows pbly 100 times in my past I dont get this. Culd this be a hardware issue? Bad HDD? Im guna test it tomorow.
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Response Number 6
Name: OtheHill Date: February 1, 2009 at 15:35:19 Pacific
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What kind of disk are you using to install?
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Response Number 7
Name: pinkfloydeffect Date: February 1, 2009 at 15:41:06 Pacific
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Just an Windows XP Pro SP2 (VL) CD
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Response Number 8
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: February 1, 2009 at 16:35:27 Pacific
Reply:
If the Windows folder is Windows.0, then you're not doing a full format and reinstall. You're doing an over the top install, which creates a new Windows folder...the number at the end of the Windows increases exponentially.
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