Re: XP Problem, Please Help--

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jamalsbro@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi Everyone!

I need help, bigtime!

My Dell- Dimension8400 is giving me problems that are XP related.

Last week I powered up the machine and got a message that said"
windows could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt- windows\system32\config\system. There is a message that says
that I can try to fix the file using recovery, which I have tried to
no avail. I found some instructions on how to fix registry errors
which I have done. It involved copying files while in recovery mode
which I did, however, when I was copying the files I received a
message that said one of the files was not there. This happened when
I entered the command- copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows
\system32\config\system- it says that the file cannot be located. When
I try to restart the computer I get the very, very first windowsxp
screen, then the computer goes through a bunch of files then stops
briefly and then reboots and does it all over again. It will not boot
in safe mode because of this.

I just don't know what else I to do and any and all help and
suggestions is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

another slightly different version
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_repair_a_stop.htm
also if you had a ultimate boot cd, you could also try the registry restore
wizard that is on the disk to go back to a restore point

Clark...

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MVP's my ass


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