Re: missing or corrupt file windows\system32\config\system

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SHUGGIE wrote:
error message after boot. 'missing or corrupt file windows\system32\config\system ' have oem xp pro. put xp start up disc but error still appears. went into setup and changed boot to cd first.no change. got into safe mode screen but will not let me start in safe mode or last good config.still get same error message. cannot acess cd to get onto restore mode.


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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