\windows\system32\config\system....missing or corrupt plz help !!

This message says the system boot files are missing or have been corrupted. If the Windows Xp operating system is still intact (you have not erased the XP from the hard drive) this instruction will repair the system bootfile. A repair install would accompolish a repair of the bootfiles also.

1) Configure your computer to boot from the CD drive.
2) Insert your XP CD and boot from it.
3) You'll see some files being copied, then you'll be presented with a choice of installing or
repairing an existing installation. Choose Repair.
4) You'll be asked which XP installation you want to log into. Enter 1. There is usually only
one installation.
5) You'll be prompted for the Administrator password. For Home, the default password is blank, so just hit Enter. For Pro, enter the same password you did during setup for the Administrator account (this is not the same as the password for an Admin level account. It must be the Administrator account password).
6) At the C:\Windows prompt, type FIXBOOT. You'll be prompted to confirm. Do so.
7) When FIXBOOT is finished, remove the XP CD and type EXIT and the machine will reboot.
Reconfigure your computer to boot from the hard drive if necessary.

Thnks 4 ur quick reply !!!!!
how do u configure to boot 4rom the CD ?
and i have two options ...

1)/TEMP
2)/windows

sooo which 1 do i choose ??
thanks again !!!

Boot the system and tap the 'delete' or 'F1' key. Enter system BIOS and set 'first boot device' to CD. Having someone who has done it before would be a big help.

alright i've done wat u said.. but it doesnt work   after i restart the :

\windows\system32\config\system....missing or corrupt

you can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup using the original setup CD-ROM

msg rocks up again  

any other advice ???

still thanks again !!

The error message means the system boot files are missing are corrupted




Repairing the boot files as I outlined, a repair installation of XP or a fresh installation of XP are all possible ways of 'fixing' it.



In the least, this wrecked the XP boot files. Doing this could have wrecked the XP installation beyond repair, not sure. A reinstallation of the XP OS may be necessary. If you are unfamiliar with how to install XP OS get some help from someone there that knows how to install the OS.




You are likely going to need someone with experience in repairing or reinstalling windows XP present to help you.

It's a corrupted registry. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/en-us

The thing about that message is I have performed a fixboot with the install CD and my system booted right up to desktop. I believe the boofiles may be regarded as part of the registry in this instance. I have also repaired the registry manually in a manner the link suggests. Took me hours, but it worked.



Performing a fixboot worked to get back to desktop when this message appeared. There may have been other registry problems after I got there. Which I repaired manually taking hours.

It's easier to connect the hard drive to another computer to recover the registry.

thanks again badge !!! and thanks grumpy9117

i just remebered sumthin else as well ... after i restarted after the failed installation and partiotioning for linux.. the XP HDD checker thing came up and started checking files .. but i wasnt looking and it carried on soo i couldnt exit.....i saw that it was deleting sum stuff like (sumthin( i dont know exactly wat it said)) "128" " "



grumpy9117 i went to microsoft and entered in manually lines that were sugested by the ms website
( md tmp copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak & so on)

after i restarted it worked wen i selected windows.... but then it starte da HDD consistency check thing...I tried to end it but i cant use the keyboard- i could press the keys but they wouldnt doing anytin- i treid the NUMLOCK and CAPSLOCK keys to see if the light would change but they didnt ..... so the HDD thing fin and i thought that windows was workin again but alas, it comes up with a big msg box with a the red cross thing (every1 loves ) sayin somethin aout security and that i hav to restart -- but i cant !! coz the keyboard is not workin! so just cut the power and restarted but the same thuinig happened......any sugestions or should i just go wit re-installin windows again ???



thanks again 4 ur input guys i really appriciate it !!!

Best answer selected by chocobaby.

I tried a few things people said, but kept getting "C:\windows\system32\config\system missing or corrupt".

I put in a eScan Rescue Disk and let it run and find and fix the problem.

After it was done, I turned on my computer and it ran fine.

you can download eScan Rescue Disk at:


http://www.escanav.com/english/content/company/technolo...

IT WAS EASIER THAN THE OTHER THINGS THAT PEOPLE SAID TO DO.
AND IT WORKED.