Thanks Leonard but two problems... 1) Do not have any such Disk (no CD
drive) and 2) I'm an absolute klutz with tech jargon...
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MvA


"Leonard Grey" wrote:

"How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

MvA wrote:
Hi,

I have shut down my notebook (Compaq mini 110) using the on/off switch as it
was frozen on welcome screen. On starting it gave the following error
message :

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt :
\windows\system\config\system You can attempt to repair this file by
starting Windows setup using the original setup CD Rom. Select 'r' at the
first screen to start repair.

What do I do now. It is Notebook - No CD drive.

I urgently need to access some files on the PC!

Kind regards,


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