Re: Risk of running FIXMBR
- From: "Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:25:12 -0700
Eric_the_Yellow wrote:
Hello all,
I am trying to fix a corrupt registry. The error I have is:
"Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM"
I want to try Knowledge Base article 307545. (How to recover from a
corrupted
registry that prevents Windows XP from starting). I can get to the
Recovery Console, but when I try to enter any command, I get the
following message: "Access is denied".
By reading another message titled "Currupt config 32" and the
response from Dave Patrick, I discovered that I could run a couple of
commands only, one is FIXMBR. Might this solve the problem? I
haven't installed any partitions on this computer, so can I ignore
the warning I get:
"FIXMBR may damage your partition tables if you proceed. This could
cause all the partitions on the current hard disk to become
inaccessible. If you are not having problems accessing your drive, do
not continue."
This is the text I found in the other message, for reference:
"Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console
starts in the root of the startup volume without requiring a
password. You cannot access any folders, but you can carry out
commands such as chkdsk, fixboot, and fixmbr for limited disk
repairs. Once the password has been validated, you have full access
to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard disk. You can
only access the following folders on your computer: %systemroot% and
%windir%"
Yes, fixmbr could cause you to lose access to the disk. Use a disk imaging
program to backup the disk first.
--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca
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