Re: Winnt\sys32\config\systemCED Error

Did she go in the BIOS and set the computer to boot to the CD first? The Windows 2000 cd is bootable and the computer should boot from it, but you have to change the boot order in the BIOS and have the cd as the first booting device. Only if she can't boot with the cd should she need the floppies in lieu of the cd. Are you sure she has a Window 2000 Operating System (or reinstallation) cd? Maybe she is trying to use a service pack cd instead.

John

ColTom2 wrote:

*Hi John:*
** * She has tried inserting the Windows 2000CD and accessing the Recovery Console per telecon apparently with Dell, but the computer does nothing when she inserts the CD. This was why I thought possibly of using setup disks etc. She just cannot get it to boot up even with the CD.*
** * Do you think setup disks would work even if the Win2000 CD will not?*
** *Thanks*

"John John" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote in message news:u09mdMZ7GHA.3284@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
If she has a Windows 2000 cd she doesn't need to create a set of floppy
disks, forget about them as she can boot the computer with the Windows
2000 cd then access the Recovery Console and attempt the repairs as per
KB269075. For information on the RC see:

Description of the Windows 2000 Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229716

John

ColTom2 wrote:

> *Hi John:*
> **
> * I apologize for the misinformation, as she has a Windows 2000 Pro
> Edition Operating System CD and not a Recovery CD. Sorry about this.*
> **
> * I have read your referenced
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197063 article on how to create a
set
> of setup disks, but must admit I am not at all sure of the procedure
> even after reading it. It never mentions when or how to insert
the blank
> floppy etc in making these disks. *
> **
> * I have a Sony desktop Windows MCE computer so could you please
> explain in detail somewhat how I would go about creating these disks
> from her Win2000 CD using my Sony and also accessing the Recovery
> Console. A step by step explanation would be most helpful.*
> **
> * I really appreciate your effort in this matter.*
> **
> *ColTom2*
> * *
>
> "John John" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
> wrote in message news:OwW6aaY7GHA.2384@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> She will have to make the disks with another computer, also with
> recovery disk that she has there is no saying what is or is
not on
> there
> so I can't say if she can make a set of startup diskettes or
start the
> Recovery Console with it. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197063
> Maybe
> the recovery disk can boot the Recovery Console, or she could
just
> borrow a Windows 2000 cd for the repairs.
>
> "Mount the disk", put it in another computer as a second
(data) disk
> and
> do the instruction in KB269075 from the working Windows
installation
> instead of the Recovery Console. If her Windows 2000 is on a
FAT32
> partition she can do it from a Windows 9x computer, if her
Windows 2000
> is on an NTFS partition she will have to mount it in a
Windows 2000/XP
> machine because Windows 9x cannot read NTFS. An NT4 computer
can also
> do it providing that it has later service pack to read newer
Windows
> 2000 NTFS version. In a case like that the working Windows
is like a
> "Super" Recovery Console with all the bells and whistles. Another way
> to do the repairs is via a parallel installation on her
computer, a
> Windows installation on another partition or disk.
>
> I should mention that the outcome of the repair depends
greatly on how
> old the registry hive that she will be using (to replace the
corrupt
> one) is. If she never or rarely made Emergency Repair Disks
the hives
> may be so old that the outcome might be completely
unsatisfactory, but
> she will be able to at least salvage her data files. One
thing about
> working from a parallel installation is that you can see the
damaged
> hive and see how big it is. If the problem is one of size
you can try
> to reduce the size instead of switching it for an old hive.
>
> John
>
> ColTom2 wrote:
>
> > *Hi John:*
> > **
> > * All she has is a Recovery CD so how would she ever make
a set of
> > Startup Diskettes when the computer will not boot? Also I
do not
> follow
> > your last comments about mounting her disk in another
Win2000/XP
> computer?*
> > **
> > *Thanks*
> >
> > "John John" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> <mailto:audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
> > wrote in message
news:%23NkV6aX7GHA.4996@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because the
Following
> File Is
> > Missing or Corrupt: \Winnt\System32\Config\Systemced
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269075/EN-US/
> >
> > You will have to borrow a Windows 2000 CD or make a set of
> Startup
> > Diskettes to use the Recovery Console. Or you can
mount her
> disk in
> > another Windows 2000/XP machine to do the repair.
> >
> > John
> >
> > ColTom2 wrote:
> >
> > > *Hi:*
> > > **
> > > * I have a friend who has a Dell 4300 running
Windows 2000
> Pro and
> > > cannot get her computer to boot. She has even tried
> reformatting,
> > but
> > > now gets this Winnt\sys32\config\systemCED error
and will
> not go
> > > further. The entire system is locked up at this point.*
> > > **
> > > * Sorry to say she does not have a bootable floppy
or CD
> disk.*
> > > **
> > > * Any help and/or recommendations will greatly be
> appreciated.*
> > > **
> > > *Thanks,*
> > > **
> > > *ColTom2*
.

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