missing or corrupt file?? Help!!!

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I restarted my computer today. When it went to load Windows XP it came up
with the following message.

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

you can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows setup using the
oringinal setup CD_ROM.

What do I do to fix this.

Thx

 

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Greetings --

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545

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

How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822705


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"wigitz24" <wigitz24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:542AB7A0-CC45-4966-8D9A-438F43B54604@microsoft.com...
>I restarted my computer today. When it went to load Windows XP it
>came up
> with the following message.
>
> Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
> corrupt:
> \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
>
> you can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows setup using
> the
> oringinal setup CD_ROM.
>
> What do I do to fix this.
>
> Thx