windows/system32/config/system got the error, now in safe ..

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Hello! Ok i got the icky windows\system32\config\system corrupt error - Pfft
and coudlnt boot to windows. I was however able to boot into safe mode which
is where I am now. Ok, my question is this: Is there a way to fix the config
without having to do a system restore? Copy from Command Prompt or? Id love
to know the exact instructions of what to do to resolve this without doing
system restores when this happens. This has happened before sigh..
Thanks a million for any help!!
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Milk-Chan wrote:
> Hello! Ok i got the icky windows\system32\config\system corrupt error - Pfft
> and coudlnt boot to windows. I was however able to boot into safe mode which
> is where I am now. Ok, my question is this: Is there a way to fix the config
> without having to do a system restore? Copy from Command Prompt or? Id love
> to know the exact instructions of what to do to resolve this without doing
> system restores when this happens. This has happened before sigh..
> Thanks a million for any help!!


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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