Boot Failure Win XP

[Brian Trace]

When I try to boot my computer a black screen appears with the following
message:

The following file is missing or corrupt: "Windows\System32\Config\System"

Will not go any further and will not open in safe mode either.

Is it a case of reformat the HD.

[Nicholas]

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


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"Brian Trace" > wrote in message:
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| When I try to boot my computer a black screen appears with the =
following
| message:
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| The following file is missing or corrupt: =
"Windows\System32\Config\System"
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| Will not go any further and will not open in safe mode either.
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| Is it a case of reformat the HD.
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[Bruce Chambers]

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

Bruce Chambers

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"Brian Trace" > wrote in message
...
> When I try to boot my computer a black screen appears with the
following
> message:
>
> The following file is missing or corrupt:
"Windows\System32\Config\System"
>
> Will not go any further and will not open in safe mode either.
>
> Is it a case of reformat the HD.
>
>

[Joseph Conway [MSFT]]

This is caused by a corrupt system hive. Boot the machine into recovery
console and rename the system hive in the windows\system32\config directory
and use on from backup or the windows\repair directory to reboot the
machine.

Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group

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