Setup did not find any HardDrives Installed

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Using WinXp Home with SP2 Installed problem started with>

"Missing or corrupt \windows\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM" error

I have reviewed the MS KB Article Q307545 (How to recover
from a corrupted registry that revents Windows XP from
Starting)and related web articles (Q303012 - Cannot Start
Windows XP if the System or Software Hive is Missing or
Damaged)and used my WinXp CD Program disk to boot.
However, after getting to the R recovery option I keep
getting the message - "Setup did not find any HardDrives
installed" Various attempts recycle me back to the same
error message.

I have managed to use my HP Laptop Reovery Disk to get me
to the A: prompt which I can change to C:\, do a DIR and
find all of my files on the Hard Drive(s) Thus I know the
HD's are intact.

I used the procedure in Q303012 above and just did the
correction technique to: ren system system.bak. I did not
do all of the other procedures, i.e. --- software, sam,
security, default.

On rebooting, I now get the Win Startup Splash Screen,
but then it reverts to the previous error status - i.e.
HD not found.

QUESTIONS-HELP

1. Is the recovery process dependent on working with the
instructions that normally come with using the Recovery
Disk ?.... or

2. As long as I get to the C:\ am I OK? and can do my
repairs?

3. Should I continue with the full changes recommended in
the MS KB Q307545 article , i.e change security, etc. to
bak?

4. Any other articles, techniques, references that are
available.

Thanks all, anyone for your response(s)
P.S. Fortunately my HP Laptop is on "Wireless Net" so I
can communicate here.

 

[Jerry]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Did you try doing a repair install instead of recovery?

Boot from the XP CD and at the Recovery prompt hit Enter instead of R and
see if the drives are now detected and tell Windows to repair the existing
installation. (Of course, if the CD is OEM rather than a retail version this
won't work.)

"Marshall" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2d8901c4aa37$26f8cfa0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Using WinXp Home with SP2 Installed problem started with>
>
> "Missing or corrupt \windows\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM" error
>
> I have reviewed the MS KB Article Q307545 (How to recover
> from a corrupted registry that revents Windows XP from
> Starting)and related web articles (Q303012 - Cannot Start
> Windows XP if the System or Software Hive is Missing or
> Damaged)and used my WinXp CD Program disk to boot.
> However, after getting to the R recovery option I keep
> getting the message - "Setup did not find any HardDrives
> installed" Various attempts recycle me back to the same
> error message.
>
> I have managed to use my HP Laptop Reovery Disk to get me
> to the A: prompt which I can change to C:\, do a DIR and
> find all of my files on the Hard Drive(s) Thus I know the
> HD's are intact.
>
> I used the procedure in Q303012 above and just did the
> correction technique to: ren system system.bak. I did not
> do all of the other procedures, i.e. --- software, sam,
> security, default.
>
> On rebooting, I now get the Win Startup Splash Screen,
> but then it reverts to the previous error status - i.e.
> HD not found.
>
> QUESTIONS-HELP
>
> 1. Is the recovery process dependent on working with the
> instructions that normally come with using the Recovery
> Disk ?.... or
>
> 2. As long as I get to the C:\ am I OK? and can do my
> repairs?
>
> 3. Should I continue with the full changes recommended in
> the MS KB Q307545 article , i.e change security, etc. to
> bak?
>
> 4. Any other articles, techniques, references that are
> available.
>
> Thanks all, anyone for your response(s)
> P.S. Fortunately my HP Laptop is on "Wireless Net" so I
> can communicate here.
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

>-----Original Message-----
>Did you try doing a repair install instead of recovery?
>
>Boot from the XP CD and at the Recovery prompt hit Enter
instead of R and
>see if the drives are now detected and tell Windows to
repair the existing
>installation. (Of course, if the CD is OEM rather than a
retail version this
>won't work.)
>
>"Marshall" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:2d8901c4aa37$26f8cfa0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Using WinXp Home with SP2 Installed problem started
with>
>>
>> "Missing or corrupt \windows\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM"
error
>>
>> I have reviewed the MS KB Article Q307545 (How to
recover
>> from a corrupted registry that revents Windows XP from
>> Starting)and related web articles (Q303012 - Cannot
Start
>> Windows XP if the System or Software Hive is Missing or
>> Damaged)and used my WinXp CD Program disk to boot.
>> However, after getting to the R recovery option I keep
>> getting the message - "Setup did not find any
HardDrives
>> installed" Various attempts recycle me back to the same
>> error message.
>>
>> I have managed to use my HP Laptop Reovery Disk to get
me
>> to the A: prompt which I can change to C:\, do a DIR
and
>> find all of my files on the Hard Drive(s) Thus I know
the
>> HD's are intact.
>>
>> I used the procedure in Q303012 above and just did the
>> correction technique to: ren system system.bak. I did
not
>> do all of the other procedures, i.e. --- software, sam,
>> security, default.
>>
>> On rebooting, I now get the Win Startup Splash Screen,
>> but then it reverts to the previous error status - i.e.
>> HD not found.
>>
>> QUESTIONS-HELP
>>
>> 1. Is the recovery process dependent on working with
the
>> instructions that normally come with using the Recovery
>> Disk ?.... or
>>
>> 2. As long as I get to the C:\ am I OK? and can do my
>> repairs?
>>
>> 3. Should I continue with the full changes recommended
in
>> the MS KB Q307545 article , i.e change security, etc.
to
>> bak?
>>
>> 4. Any other articles, techniques, references that are
>> available.
>>
>> Thanks all, anyone for your response(s)
>> P.S. Fortunately my HP Laptop is on "Wireless Net" so I
>> can communicate here.
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>Thanks Jerry - I booted from the Win CD to the Windows
Setup Screen from which the bottom line message "Setup is
loading files" and proceded to do so.

Then a message - "Setup is Starting Windows" andwhen the
options appeared I used the RETURN as you suggested. Same
error message occurred agin - i.e. can't find HD

More ideas?