Windows Cannot Start File Missing or Corrupt

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I just reinstalled XP home and have in the last 3 days had to recover user
the recovery console because Windows couldn't start (File missing or corrupt
Windows\System32\Config). I have reinstalled on a new hard drive due to
problems experienced in the past so I am confident that the drive is OK, in
fact I am fairly confident that all the hardware is OK as I never had a
single problem with Windows ME installed. My latest XP instal seems to
shutdown very very fast; could this be too fast and causing some corruption?

Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Andy

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

Thanks for pointing out the MS KB article however my original posts ststaes
that I have recovered my installation; I know want to know if a fast
shutdown could be causing problems.

Thanks,

Andy


"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
> starting
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;307545
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:114r4aeo63oj657@corp.supernews.com,
> Andrew <andrewportess@NOSPAMhotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
>> I just reinstalled XP home and have in the last 3 days had to recover
>> user the recovery console because Windows couldn't start (File
>> missing or corrupt Windows\System32\Config). I have reinstalled on a
>> new hard drive due to problems experienced in the past so I am
>> confident that the drive is OK, in fact I am fairly confident that
>> all the hardware is OK as I never had a single problem with Windows
>> ME installed. My latest XP instal seems to shutdown very very fast;
>> could this be too fast and causing some corruption?
>>
>> Any ideas would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Andy
>