Jim
December 11th 03, 08:44 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>I restart windows and after the bios loads, I receive an
>error message saying that windows could not start because
>the file \windows\system32\config\system is missing or
>corrupt. I have tried to reformat C drive and reinstall
>windows several times, but to no avail. I have run
Norton
>anti-virus with fully up to date virus definitions and
>have found no viruses. This problem appears to be the
>same as discussed in microsoft knowledge base article
>319011, only i run windows XP professional.
>
>Please reply to Brandon at if anyone
>has a suggestion. I hope that i will not have to resort
>to a 20 lb. sledgehammer to resolve this problem.
>.
>This is a corrupt system registry. From what you have
said that you have done, this is a hardware issue. Most of
the time faulty or loose RAM memory will cause this. So
inspect for loose components in the case, and run a
utility for a diagnostic test of the memory. Sometimes
just re-seating the RAM modules may fix this.
>I restart windows and after the bios loads, I receive an
>error message saying that windows could not start because
>the file \windows\system32\config\system is missing or
>corrupt. I have tried to reformat C drive and reinstall
>windows several times, but to no avail. I have run
Norton
>anti-virus with fully up to date virus definitions and
>have found no viruses. This problem appears to be the
>same as discussed in microsoft knowledge base article
>319011, only i run windows XP professional.
>
>Please reply to Brandon at if anyone
>has a suggestion. I hope that i will not have to resort
>to a 20 lb. sledgehammer to resolve this problem.
>.
>This is a corrupt system registry. From what you have
said that you have done, this is a hardware issue. Most of
the time faulty or loose RAM memory will cause this. So
inspect for loose components in the case, and run a
utility for a diagnostic test of the memory. Sometimes
just re-seating the RAM modules may fix this.