Hello,

Windows XP Prop

I have a notebook that when I tried to boot, I get the following message:

Windows cannot start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\Windows\System32\Config\System

I have tried the steps in the article located at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319011. I also tried creating the boot
disk, but could not get in.

Then, I found the following article: http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3546. I
tried the steps there as well as the article that he refers to
(http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;307545), but when I
tried to copy the windows\system32\config\system file, I got the cannot find
file specified. Of course, when I go into the windows\system32\config\system
file, I see the following files (some may be the result of my efforts):

system.log
system.sav
system.tmp.log

There is no system (no extension) like with software, default, etc. I tried
the rest of the steps of the article anyway but no luck. I am out of ideas
short of reinstalling the OS. Are there any other things I can try? I
appreciate the help.

Chris

George,

Thanks for the link and the idea. I had tried before to run the repair
install, but the option was not there. I tried to follow the directions for
getting it back on the screen, but they didn't seem to work. I tried to run
bootcfg, but all it did was give me the list of options. I tried to run a
few of them, but nothing seemed to work. Also, the 'attrib -h -r -s
c:\boot.ini del c:\boot.ini' didn't work. I received a message saying I had
an invalid parameter. Then I ran the attrib command three times, one for
each of the parameters. Then, I ran the delete command. At that point, I ran
'bootcfg /rebuild' but it started asking me for these entries I didn't
understand, so I kept hitting enter. Needless to say, this didn't work. Do
you know where I went wrong with this? I am lost here. I appreciate the
help.

Chris
"George Schloicka" <gschloic@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
> "Chris Guimbellot" <cguimbellot@FORGETSPAM.hifranchise.com> wrote in
> message
> news:eaQ4XqY1FHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>>
>> Windows XP Prop
>>
>> I have a notebook that when I tried to boot, I get the following message:
>>
>> Windows cannot start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
>> \Windows\System32\Config\System
>>
>> I have tried the steps in the article located at
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319011. I also tried creating the boot
>> disk, but could not get in.
>>
>> Then, I found the following article: http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3546.
>> I
>> tried the steps there as well as the article that he refers to
>> (http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;307545), but
>> when
> I
>> tried to copy the windows\system32\config\system file, I got the cannot
> find
>> file specified. Of course, when I go into the
> windows\system32\config\system
>> file, I see the following files (some may be the result of my efforts):
>>
>> system.log
>> system.sav
>> system.tmp.log
>>
>> There is no system (no extension) like with software, default, etc. I
> tried
>> the rest of the steps of the article anyway but no luck. I am out of
>> ideas
>> short of reinstalling the OS. Are there any other things I can try? I
>> appreciate the help.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>
>

Did you try to do a repair install of xp from the cd??
"Chris Guimbellot" <cguimbellot@FORGETSPAM.hifranchise.com> wrote in message
news:eaQ4XqY1FHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> Windows XP Prop
>
> I have a notebook that when I tried to boot, I get the following message:
>
> Windows cannot start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
> \Windows\System32\Config\System
>
> I have tried the steps in the article located at
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319011. I also tried creating the boot
> disk, but could not get in.
>
> Then, I found the following article: http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3546. I
> tried the steps there as well as the article that he refers to
> (http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;307545), but when
I
> tried to copy the windows\system32\config\system file, I got the cannot
find
> file specified. Of course, when I go into the
windows\system32\config\system
> file, I see the following files (some may be the result of my efforts):
>
> system.log
> system.sav
> system.tmp.log
>
> There is no system (no extension) like with software, default, etc. I
tried
> the rest of the steps of the article anyway but no luck. I am out of ideas
> short of reinstalling the OS. Are there any other things I can try? I
> appreciate the help.
>
> Chris
>
>

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
"Chris Guimbellot" <cguimbellot@FORGETSPAM.hifranchise.com> wrote in message
news:eaQ4XqY1FHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> Windows XP Prop
>
> I have a notebook that when I tried to boot, I get the following message:
>
> Windows cannot start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
> \Windows\System32\Config\System
>
> I have tried the steps in the article located at
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319011. I also tried creating the boot
> disk, but could not get in.
>
> Then, I found the following article: http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3546. I
> tried the steps there as well as the article that he refers to
> (http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;307545), but when
I
> tried to copy the windows\system32\config\system file, I got the cannot
find
> file specified. Of course, when I go into the
windows\system32\config\system
> file, I see the following files (some may be the result of my efforts):
>
> system.log
> system.sav
> system.tmp.log
>
> There is no system (no extension) like with software, default, etc. I
tried
> the rest of the steps of the article anyway but no luck. I am out of ideas
> short of reinstalling the OS. Are there any other things I can try? I
> appreciate the help.
>
> Chris
>
>