Re: Windows\system32\config\system File Is Missing Or Corrupt



cccquilter wrote:
Tried that several times; it just goes back to the same message: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

And that is still where I am at. I still have no solution or resolution, because most of those require using either the system recovery or system restore, and I have no access to either one of those. I can't use command prompt - when I try that I get the same message highlighted above.


What happens when you attempt a repair installation, after booting from the installation CD?

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341


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