Error message upon start up of computer

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Hello
Need help with getting a file back. computer message on my
home pc reads as follows:
""windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt: \windows\systems32\config\system"

Any idea of what i need to do?

Thanks so much

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Greetings --

The precise recovery steps are here:

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;307545

Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well:

How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;822705


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"Tracey Brown" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1ab1701c44f1a$ebf6f1b0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello
> Need help with getting a file back. computer message on my
> home pc reads as follows:
> ""windows could not start because the following file is
> missing or corrupt: \windows\systems32\config\system"
>
> Any idea of what i need to do?
>
> Thanks so much