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My laptop crashed and I got 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 original Setup CD- ROM.
Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.
I was in the proceess of a backup but it never completed.
I'm trying to figure out how to
a) backup my laptop data (I have no idea how to do that if I can't boot
into my system)
b) repair my installation. my recovery CD only gives me the option of
wiping my drive which I don't want to do.
c) find out if I can load another version of XP on my system without
wiping my drive. I have WinXP Home (that failed) but I also have a
copy of WinXP Pro which I haven't loaded yet. I was going to try and
install XP Pro on my system and see if I could navigate to my files to
back them up. However, before I preform this I want to be sure that
loading XP Pro won't wipe my system. Can I load XP pro on my system
and basically make it a dual boot system without wiping my files?
Any help would be appreciated. I'm at the end of my rope.
TIA
Billy
My laptop crashed and I got 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 original Setup CD- ROM.
Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.
I was in the proceess of a backup but it never completed.
I'm trying to figure out how to
a) backup my laptop data (I have no idea how to do that if I can't boot
into my system)
b) repair my installation. my recovery CD only gives me the option of
wiping my drive which I don't want to do.
c) find out if I can load another version of XP on my system without
wiping my drive. I have WinXP Home (that failed) but I also have a
copy of WinXP Pro which I haven't loaded yet. I was going to try and
install XP Pro on my system and see if I could navigate to my files to
back them up. However, before I preform this I want to be sure that
loading XP Pro won't wipe my system. Can I load XP pro on my system
and basically make it a dual boot system without wiping my files?
Any help would be appreciated. I'm at the end of my rope.
TIA
Billy