Re: windows could not start because the following file is missing

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Well, I followed your suggestion, I got this server back up and running now.
Much appreciated.

Regards

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

If the system hive is corrupt, and assuming you already tried LKG (F8 and
choose Last Known Good), It may be possible to rename the system hive found
in
%systemroot%\system32\config\system
to system.old
then copy
%systemroot%\repair\regback\system
to
%systemroot%\system32\config\system

You can also restore the system state backup to an alternate location and
harvest the system hive for replacement (I'd use whichever is newer).


If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the
original-as-installed system hive from
%systemroot%\repair\system
to
%systemroot%\system32\config\system
You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since the
original OS install.

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2003
installation media. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to
repair a Windows 2003 installation, and then press C to use the Recovery
Console. The Recovery Console then prompts you for the administrator
password. If you do not have the correct password, Recovery Console does
not allow access to the computer. If an incorrect password is entered three
times, the Recovery Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the
registry is corrupted or missing or no valid installations are found, the
Recovery Console starts in the root of the startup volume without requiring
a password. You cannot access any folders, but you can carry out commands
such as chkdsk, fixboot, and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the
password has been validated, you have full access to the Recovery Console,
but limited access to the hard disk. You can only access the following
folders on your computer: drive root, %systemroot% or %windir%






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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"vdz" wrote:
Hi All,

At the moment we got one critical server has gone down and upon at boot,
there is an error message as below:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\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 have searched for this solution, it is more likely system hive.
We have a proper backup system everyday (tape backup -Backup Exec), my
question is that how can I restore the system files from a backup tape for
this server that currently is malfunction?

Any idea/help would be much appreciated.

Regards


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