Re: System file missing - need help on restoring my original windo

THe Admin password for recovery is usually left blank.
Not the samm as yuor windows admin privileges account.
It is asking for "Hidden" Administrtor password.
This is a side issue though.

You want to continue now with the "Repair Install" and choose the c:\windows
installation.

--
Dennis S.
I''m from Illinois. I hope I helped you. Good Luck.


"The Servant" wrote:

> 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
> news:05D8BB33-22DE-4D67-92C9-D50CE1E155D2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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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