From error to missing system file

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Hi,

You have corrupted the system registry, however you should be able to
recover the system. Follow the steps here:

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry [Q307545]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

If you don't have a regular WinXP CD, you should be able to do this from the
boot floppy set:

Using the WinXP Boot floppy set:
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Boot%20floppy

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"JIJI" <JIJI@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E616E897-0B1C-47A9-BA13-3A55799A35DA@microsoft.com...
> Well, after changing the memory around and resetting the the computer to
> stop
> restarting, I got an error message. Then after restarting I got a message
> that the \WINDOWS\system32\config\SYSTEM is missing so the computer will
> not
> completely boot. Is there a way to reinstall this file without have to
> reload
> the os and losing the information and settings on my drive?

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

JIJI wrote:

> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>>
>>You have corrupted the system registry, however you should be able to
>>recover the system. Follow the steps here:
>>
>>How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry [Q307545]
>>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545
>>
>>If you don't have a regular WinXP CD, you should be able to do this from the
>>boot floppy set:
>>
>>Using the WinXP Boot floppy set:
>>http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Boot%20floppy
>
> Mr. Rogers,
> The support link came up in Japanese. That is probably because
> my laptop has the Japanese OS. Is there another way to access
> that link in English?
Hi,

This will display the English version of the KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/en-us/



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