Re: dual boot and registry problems: missing system file
From: Larry Wight (larry_at_wightlight.com)
Date: 02/29/04
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Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:48:42 -0800
"Nutcase"! Thanks you!
I have seent he light! I actually saw the XP splash screen! Unfortunately,
that's all I've seen! After trying to load for ~ 1 minute, I saw a notice
fly by from ISASS saying something about a password return error. The system
then tries to reboot. Any more hints??
Larry
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:#lTxskw$DHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi Larry,
>
> Boot into Win2000, insert the WinXP CD. Copy ntldr and ntdetect.com from
the
> I386 folder to the root of the boot partition (you will see the Win2000
> version of those files there if your folder options/view are set to see
> hidden and system files). Overwrite the existing files, then restart the
> system and try accessing WinXP.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Larry Wight" <larry@wightlight.com> wrote in message
> news:wfSdndHFyZPU2t_dRVn3tw@rockisland.com...
> > I installed win2k on an external drive on my XP machine and when done
> found
> > that while win2k booted fine, but I had lost my XP boot. It says when
> trying
> > to boot XP, "Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is
> > missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEMd..."
> > I have attempted to reconstruct the registry using KB 307545, "How to
> > recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting"
> > but have found that indeed the files \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
and
> > \WINDOWS\REPAIR\SYSTEM are both missing. In addition, the drive on which
> XP
> > should run got redesignated as "D" from "C" (I don't know if that is
> > actually part of this problem).
> >
> > I am getting more and more concerned. Is there any alternative to a
fresh
> > install of XP? Will I lose data and software when re-installing XP ??
> >
> > Larry Wight
> >
> >
>
>
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