Re: Fixing XP corrupt file

nass wrote:
Note You will need a CD the same Specs as your Operating system.
You can call Best Buy and get a recovery CD to repair the System by
folowing the instructions being given earlier on the KB.

Nass, why would anyone order from Best Buy when they could order the CD
directly from the manufacturer ?
HP, Dell, etc, all offer a replacement CD for only $20.00 or so.
And what the heck is the same specs as your OS? same version same type ?
for instance if you had a Dell disk OEM XPsp1 you still can do a full repair
install with an OEM XPsp2 as long as you keep with the proper type,
I, E, Home, Pro, Media, or Pro Corp

Clark..



Also you can Hook the Hard Drive as Slave to another PC and Rescue
the data you want then Reinstall or Repair to be safe.
HTH.
nass
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"SusanCA" wrote:

thank you thank you. I have a friend who has the CD's and I will
give this a try. Hopefully I can get it booted so I can get all my
photos and files if it is the hard drive.



"Clark" wrote:

SusanCA wrote:
OK first off YES I am one of those who didn't do a recovery disc
when I set up my computer several years ago.

We get back from vacation and the computer refused to boot saying
that the windows/system32/config was missing or corrupted.

If I buy the XP discs can I fix the error and get the system to
boot up without losing the files and photos that I currently have
sitting on the hard drive>

First off the hard drive may be dying on you, but, try this.....

It is easier than it looks... :-)
All you need is an OEM XP disc, home I assume, but could be Media
or Pro (to do the repair function in Console you can use any XP CD)
which is different than a repair install.... by the way..

if you have a friend that has a CD that states XP OEM , your all
set just follow the steps from
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm

First enter the recovery console, depending on your PC, you need to
boot to your CD, with the XP disk in it
this link has a slide show and text to walk you through it..
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ss/rconsole.htm
In Recovery Console, change to the c:\Windows folder.

Type cd system32\config , and then press ENTER.

Type dir system , and then press ENTER.

If you cannot run the preceding command successfully (because the
file is missing), skip to step 3. If you can run the preceding
command successfully, type ren system system.bak , and then press
ENTER.

NOTE : If the message that you received referred to the software
file, replace "system" with "software" in the preceding command.
For example, you would type ren software software.bak (instead of
ren system system.bak ), and then press ENTER.

Type copy c:\windows\repair\system , and then press ENTER.

NOTE : If the message that you received referred to the software
file, replace "system" with "software" in the preceding command.
For example, you would type copy c:\windows\repair\software
(instead of copy c:\windows\repair\system ), and then press ENTER.

You should receive a "One file copied" informational message. For
additional information about how to use Recovery Console during
startup, click the article number below to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q307654 HOW TO: Install and Use the
Recovery Console for Windows XP


IMPORTANT : If you encounter problems when you run the preceding
commands, you may need to use the Change Directory command ( cd )
one folder at a time before you run the preceding commands. For
example, type cd system32 , press ENTER, type cd config , and then
press ENTER.

Type exit , and then press ENTER to quit Recovery Console and
restart the computer.


Clark...

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