Re: Risk of running FIXMBR

Read this guide for help.
http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=313


"Eric_the_Yellow" <ErictheYellow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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%"




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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Harddisk Problems
    ... To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000 ... Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. ... | Source: Application Popup ... | Application popup: SyncBack.exe - Corrupt File: The file or directory ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.advanced_server)
  • Re: Corrupt system.sav
    ... If the system hive is corrupt, and assuming you already tried LKG, It ... To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000 ... Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. ... | I am asking someone who really knows the details of how | the system hives work as far as maintaining these key sets ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.registry)
  • Re: WINNTsystem32...file is corrupted
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    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
  • Re: Corrupted registry
    ... (Attention:If you haven't backed up the registry before(not simply ... To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000 ... Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.registry)
  • Re: rerpair corrupt SOFTWARE hive on different partition
    ... If the software hive is corrupt, it may be possible to rename the software hive found in; ... To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000 Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. ... 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. ... Since you have a parallel install you can of course use the temp install to perform the file copy. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.registry)