correcting corrupted windows xp home file

[Mark Malinowski]

I have windows xp home on my HP notebook, but do not have
the operating system disk. The machine won't go into
Windows because I am getting an error message that the
following file is missing or corrupted - \windows\system32
\config\system. Is there an easy way to get a copy of
this file? I tried copying it from my desktop (also XP
Home) but the file would not copy. I looked for
downloads of the operating system from Microsoft but
didn't see any on their website. HP support told me they
had a operating system disk available, then transferred
me to an area that hung up on me after leaving me on hold
for 15 minutes. I spent the next 2 hours trying to get
another human on the line and gave up. Does anyone have
any suggestions?

[Ramesh]

Hi Mark,

Refer to this MSKB:

Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP from Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

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Ramesh
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I have windows xp home on my HP notebook, but do not have
the operating system disk. The machine won't go into
Windows because I am getting an error message that the
following file is missing or corrupted - \windows\system32
\config\system. Is there an easy way to get a copy of
this file? I tried copying it from my desktop (also XP
Home) but the file would not copy. I looked for
downloads of the operating system from Microsoft but
didn't see any on their website. HP support told me they
had a operating system disk available, then transferred
me to an area that hung up on me after leaving me on hold
for 15 minutes. I spent the next 2 hours trying to get
another human on the line and gave up. Does anyone have
any suggestions?