Gary Thorn [MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox]
December 6th 03, 01:42 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>I often get the message "Windows will not start because
>C:\WINDOWS\System32\config\system is missing or corrupt".
>I have now learned how to restore Windows when this
>happens.
>The only question is: Why does it keep happening?
>Where could the fault be?
>Also, sometimes when I work in Windows, a text balloon
>pops up in my
>taskbar telling me "This or that file is corrupted,
>please run the
>chkdsk utility", how do I do that?
>What I do is: Start->Run->chkdsk /r.
>Then it asks if I want to schedule it for the next boot
>up, to which I
>answer yes.
>When I then reboot and chkdsk starts, I often get the
>message
>"Insufficient disk space to correct error in file.....",
>and this is
>often followed by "An unspecified error occured".
>Then, usually, after that, I get the same misery again
>(about
>"C:\WINDOWS\System32\config\system is missing or
>corrupt").
>Can anyone shed some light on this please, as I am tired
>of
>re-installing or restoring Windows.
>Thanks,
>Frankie.
>.
To fix this see this MS article:
http://tinyurl.com/1773
To access the Recovery Console:
1) Insert the Windows CD and restart your computer. Follow
your computer's prompts to start from the CD. (You may
need to adjust settings in the computer's BIOS to enable
the option to start from a CD.)
2) Follow the setup prompts to load the basic Windows
startup files. At the Welcome To Setup screen, press R to
start the Recovery Console.
3) If you have multiple options on the Windows startup
menu, enter the number of the Windows installation you
want to access from the Recovery Console.
4) When prompted, type the Administrator password. If
you're using the Recovery Console on a system running
Windows XP Home Edition, this password is blank by
default, so just press Enter.
5) At the command prompt, enter Recovery Console commands
directly.
6) To quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer,
use the Exit command.
Hope this helps!
Gary Thorn
MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox
Associate Expert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights
More about the Windows XP Expert Zone:
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
More about the MS MVP Program:
http://tinyurl.com/n08
>I often get the message "Windows will not start because
>C:\WINDOWS\System32\config\system is missing or corrupt".
>I have now learned how to restore Windows when this
>happens.
>The only question is: Why does it keep happening?
>Where could the fault be?
>Also, sometimes when I work in Windows, a text balloon
>pops up in my
>taskbar telling me "This or that file is corrupted,
>please run the
>chkdsk utility", how do I do that?
>What I do is: Start->Run->chkdsk /r.
>Then it asks if I want to schedule it for the next boot
>up, to which I
>answer yes.
>When I then reboot and chkdsk starts, I often get the
>message
>"Insufficient disk space to correct error in file.....",
>and this is
>often followed by "An unspecified error occured".
>Then, usually, after that, I get the same misery again
>(about
>"C:\WINDOWS\System32\config\system is missing or
>corrupt").
>Can anyone shed some light on this please, as I am tired
>of
>re-installing or restoring Windows.
>Thanks,
>Frankie.
>.
To fix this see this MS article:
http://tinyurl.com/1773
To access the Recovery Console:
1) Insert the Windows CD and restart your computer. Follow
your computer's prompts to start from the CD. (You may
need to adjust settings in the computer's BIOS to enable
the option to start from a CD.)
2) Follow the setup prompts to load the basic Windows
startup files. At the Welcome To Setup screen, press R to
start the Recovery Console.
3) If you have multiple options on the Windows startup
menu, enter the number of the Windows installation you
want to access from the Recovery Console.
4) When prompted, type the Administrator password. If
you're using the Recovery Console on a system running
Windows XP Home Edition, this password is blank by
default, so just press Enter.
5) At the command prompt, enter Recovery Console commands
directly.
6) To quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer,
use the Exit command.
Hope this helps!
Gary Thorn
MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox
Associate Expert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights
More about the Windows XP Expert Zone:
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
More about the MS MVP Program:
http://tinyurl.com/n08