Re: Problem booting with WinXP *Corporate Edition

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 04/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 13:26:55 -0500

Q. "Any idea what is going on? Any idea how I can fix it?

A. Visit your favorite store that sells computer software and
purchase a "Full Version" of Windows XP Professional and
proceed with a "Repair Install".

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens] 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart!  Protect your PC!
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"ann ominus" <post@newsgroups.pls> wrote in message:
 news:Xacic.37505$CO3.1316459@news20.bellglobal.com...
| I've been running winXP corporate edition for over a year without any
| problems.  I hear it's like XP Pro, but with no need to register.
| Last night, I had some problems with software (mail and acrobat writer from
| ms word).
| This morning, I can't even boot up.
| I have had help here from XP Pro users and it hasn't helped b/c Corporate is
| a little different.
| I get this message:
| ______________________________________________________
| windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
| \winnt\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
| 
| You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the
| original Setup CD-ROM.
| Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.
| ______________________________________________________
| I tried following the directions, but still can't get it to boot properly.
| There is no 'press F8' to get into setup like XP Pro.
| For some reason, I can't change the boot sequence in my BIOS to have it look
| at the CDROM first.
| THe system keeps cycling through a boot up, but gets to the above message
| before loading windows and then starts again no matter what I do.
| I went to bootdisk.com to find an XP boot disk, and got a XP Pro repair
| file...
| (6 frickin' floppies later!) and it failed on the 4th floppy.  said it was
| missing a file.
| **Probably b/c the Corporate edition I am using is not the same as Pro.
| Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
| 
| The only thing I have changed with this system lately is:
| 1. A week ago I plugged a USB device - Mini Cruzer by SanDisk which crashed
| the system despite the device's proported 'backwards compatibility to USB
| 1.'  I then picked up a USB2 card and plugged it in a couple of days ago and
| the device seems to work...  I think.
| 2. I use EZ Firewall and I have a firewall on my router - connected to a
| high speed telephone modem.  This firewall setup was causing issues with me
| transferring files to/from other computers on the network, so I shut down EZ
| Firewall to see how things changed.  Not much better.
| 3. Ok, I admit it...  I have been doing a little P2P downloading of late!
| But, I am hopeful that EZ Antivirus would pick up viruses coming at me as it
| has in the past.
| Any idea what is going on?
| Any idea how I can fix it?
| Your help is greatly appreciated.
| THanks!
| A.O.
| 
| 
| 
|

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