Can't Get Windows to Start.

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 02/25/04


Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:59:19 -0800


 Put your cd in the machine and restart the pc (if you
have not already done this go to bios and choose first
boot device as your cdrom) when u start pc it should boot
from xp it will give u a selection either install or
repair choose repair and that will repair your windows
installation....... choose install and that will install
windows again
>-----Original Message-----
>I'm wondering if anyone can help me. Recently i tried
>starting the computer and it gave me an error message
>saying that the file Windows/system32/config/system
>cannot be found or is damaged. I don't know what to do.
>I've tried putting in the Windows XP CD but it does
>nothing. Please, someone help me!
>.
>



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