Re: System won't boot - missing C:\Windows\System32\System ?



TrickTrash wrote:
I've occasionally gotten this problem 'System won't boot, missing file' "C:\Windows\System32\System."

Can anyone tell me what the file is it's referring to ? "System.???"

Thank you

TrickTrash



It means that the System portion of your Windows registry is damaged or missing.

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545

Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well:

How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822705


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