\windows\system32\config\system corrupted after update

[Ray]

Same thing happen to me. One of my (Windows XP Prof)
users did an update and after he rebooted got the message:

Windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt. \windows\system32\config\system

Please someone help!
>-----Original Message-----
>Today received "update ready to download" message and
>clicked on the icon and installed. On re-booting
received
>message "Windows could not start because the following
>file is missing or corrupt: \windows\system32
>\config\system. 5 hours later after much trying,
>installed XP Pro to a different hard drive and was
>installing updates and service packs. When got to latest
>update, this error re-occurred.
>
>I can't figure out how to get thru all the crap to let
>someone at MS know about this problem. I reinstalled
>WINXP today, and now I'm going to have to install again
>and am expecting re-regristration hassle. Good Grief!!!
>
>Ken
>.
>

[News]

I had the same problem last fall and again last month.


Dvd

"Ray" > wrote in message
...
> Same thing happen to me. One of my (Windows XP Prof)
> users did an update and after he rebooted got the message:
>
> Windows could not start because the following file is
> missing or corrupt. \windows\system32\config\system
>
> Please someone help!
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Today received "update ready to download" message and
> >clicked on the icon and installed. On re-booting
> received
> >message "Windows could not start because the following
> >file is missing or corrupt: \windows\system32
> >\config\system. 5 hours later after much trying,
> >installed XP Pro to a different hard drive and was
> >installing updates and service packs. When got to latest
> >update, this error re-occurred.
> >
> >I can't figure out how to get thru all the crap to let
> >someone at MS know about this problem. I reinstalled
> >WINXP today, and now I'm going to have to install again
> >and am expecting re-regristration hassle. Good Grief!!!
> >
> >Ken
> >.
> >