- Can Someone Answer This Question...
- Posted by Oscar Fuentes-Guzman on October 4th, 2005
What are the causes to this issue:
On boot:
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
This has happend several times, and I've had to reinstall windows by
selecting the repair windows option ---> But I still have the same issue.
- Posted by V Green on October 4th, 2005
You are no doubt going to get flooded with all
the "canned" run-an-anti-virus, run-an-anti-spyware
responses by "those in the know", but before doing
so, download a HD check utility from the mfgr of
your HD and run it, looking for hardware problems.
"Oscar Fuentes-Guzman" <OscarFuentesGuzman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message news:6D7198B8-8013-470F-B7DC-4B125E55864C@microsoft.com...
> What are the causes to this issue:
>
> On boot:
> Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or
> corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
>
> This has happend several times, and I've had to reinstall windows by
> selecting the repair windows option ---> But I still have the same issue.
- Posted by Ron Martell on October 4th, 2005
"Oscar Fuentes-Guzman" <OscarFuentesGuzman@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
>What are the causes to this issue:
>
>On boot:
> Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or
>corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
>
>This has happend several times, and I've had to reinstall windows by
>selecting the repair windows option ---> But I still have the same issue.
This file is part of the Windows XP registry. There are many reasons
why a registry file could become corrupted, including the virus and
spyware infestations alluded to by "V Green".
Another possibility is defective RAM. Download one of the free RAM
testing utilities such as
DocMemory http://www.simmtester.com
Windows Memory Diagnostic http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
Memtest86: http://www.memtest86.com/vxcz
and run that to check for a possible defect in your computer's RAM.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
- Posted by Oscar Fuentes-Guzman on October 4th, 2005
Thanks to those that have responded, I have had it! I am purchasing a new
desktop from Dell, I've tried everything i could, helpful links, reinstalling
windows, replacing hard drives, and memory, It could be the motherboard. It
was a compaq presario which had windows 95 when i origianllaly purchased it
then upgraded to windows 98 SE and recently did a full upgrade to the hard
drive, disk drives, memory except for the mother board. But yeah, i will just
go ahead and go with a dell since their desktops are not that expensive.
thanks again to those that responded.
Oscar
Siver Spring MD
ofuentesguzman@verizon.net
"Ron Martell" wrote:
> "Oscar Fuentes-Guzman" <OscarFuentesGuzman@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >What are the causes to this issue:
> >
> >On boot:
> > Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or
> >corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> >
> >This has happend several times, and I've had to reinstall windows by
> >selecting the repair windows option ---> But I still have the same issue.
>
> This file is part of the Windows XP registry. There are many reasons
> why a registry file could become corrupted, including the virus and
> spyware infestations alluded to by "V Green".
>
> Another possibility is defective RAM. Download one of the free RAM
> testing utilities such as
> DocMemory http://www.simmtester.com
> Windows Memory Diagnostic http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
> Memtest86: http://www.memtest86.com/vxcz
>
> and run that to check for a possible defect in your computer's RAM.
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
> http://aumha.org/alex.htm
>
- Posted by Bruce Chambers on October 5th, 2005
Oscar Fuentes-Guzman wrote:
> What are the causes to this issue:
>
> On boot:
> Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or
> corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
>
> This has happend several times, and I've had to reinstall windows by
> selecting the repair windows option ---> But I still have the same issue.
How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;822705
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- Posted by Bruce Chambers on October 5th, 2005
Oscar Fuentes-Guzman wrote:
> Thanks to those that have responded, I have had it! I am purchasing a new
> desktop from Dell, I've tried everything i could, helpful links, reinstalling
> windows, replacing hard drives, and memory, It could be the motherboard. It
> was a compaq presario which had windows 95 when i origianllaly purchased it
> then upgraded to windows 98 SE and recently did a full upgrade to the hard
> drive, disk drives, memory except for the mother board.
>
Ah! That explains a lot. Bear in mind that PCs designed for, sold and
run fine with Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more
stringent hardware quality requirements. This is particularly true of
many models in Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line or HP's
consumer-class Pavilion product line. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K
before it, is quite sensitive to borderline defective or substandard
hardware (particularly motherboards, RAM and hard drives) that will
still support Win9x.
--
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