Using the "Repair Console" on the install CD

[JackH]

Thanks Mr AnswerGuy!!!

>-----Original Message-----
>Yes it can be done but what you need to do is take a look
>at the Microsoft Knowledge Base article #307545. What has
>actually happened is that a registry hive...in your case
>the system hive...has become corrupted. Make sure to
>finish all 4 steps in the article or the system may not
>remain in a stable condition after you get it back up and
>running.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I got a message (XP Home) saying the "C:\windows\system32
>>\config\system was corrupt or missing. Use "r" the
>repair
>>feature on the install CD to replace this file."
>>Pressing "r" on the install opens the repair console
>which
>>is a DOS environment. How do I get "whole" files off of
>>the install CD to replace into the opsys? All of them
>>seem to have extensions with an underscore such as:
>>system.mo_. Using 98 we could "extract" files from the
>>cabs on the CD to replace corrupt system files. Can
>this
>>be done on XP? If so, how? Is this a bogus Microsoft
>>message or can it actually be done? Does anyone know?
>>Thanks.
>>.
>>
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