Re: System file missing - need help on restoring my original windows x
- From: "The Servant" <niki@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 16:22:56 -0800
Dennis,
I tried what you suggest, and now I see two windows directories, but my
administration password does not work now to let me in. What else can I do?
Did the admin password get corrupted?
N.
"Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> boot up with xp cd.
> select "r" for repair to start recovery console.
> dhow many installations does it show?
> if only one install shows up. at command prompt type bootcfg /rebuild
> if successful in restoring c:\windows, try a repair install again.this
time
> c:\windows should be there.
>
> Bootcfg commands
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=291980
>
> --
> Dennis S.
> I''m from Illinois. I hope I helped you. Good Luck.
>
>
> "The Servant" wrote:
>
> > I'm still trying to get repair to work on my new pc. I read all the
> > suggested bulletins and tried everything. I finally got repair to see my
> > unique drivers and got to the place where I could pick a version of
Windows
> > XP Professional to boot, but it only showed the latest install and not
the
> > original as a choice.
> >
> > I had a lot of answers last week, but since last Friday no one has
answered
> > my question.
> > I will repost it.
> > -------------------------- trying to run repair --------------------
> > I have tried running chkdsk /r twice, and have then tried to run the
repair
> > procedure. I finally got the drivers to load by having the drivers on a
> > floppy in A drive before I started. Then when I get to the screen where
I
> > can click repair, the only choice is: C:\windows2\
> > but the version I want to repair is in: C:\windows\
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > N.
> > -----------------------------------------
> > > The original problem was missing or corrupt system file in the
> > > c:\windows\system32\config\ directory.
> > >
> > > When I installed XP again into a c:\windows2 directory, I then booted
up
> > and
> > > was able to go see what was happening in the
c:\windows\system32\config
> > > directory and there was no file called system there, but there was one
> > > called system in the C:\windows2\system32\config\ directory. So I
rebooted
> > > into a safe mode dos prompt and copied that file called system from
the
> > > c:\windows2\system32\config\ path to the first install,
> > > c:\windows\system32\config directory.
> >
> > I've seen the problem you describe - it can be solved by booting from
> > the Windows XP CD, going into recovery mode and from the Dos Prompt
> > doing a CHKDSK /R a couple times. If you only run it once it won't fix
> > the entire structure, the minimum I've seen is twice.
> >
> > Now that you've copied the one structure over-top the other I think you
> > will need to do a repair/reinstall and use the F6 option to install
> > drivers first.
> >
> > You may find that the copy didn't work and you still need to do a CHKDSK
> > /R in order to repair the FAT.
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> >
> >
.
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