computer help please.....

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419Eater is my life Joined: 29 Oct 2005 Posts: 266

\windows\system32\config\system

mmmmm dosnt seem like much...does it....just a little file.... Evil or Very Mad

When I try and boot I get this...

Quote:

\windows\system32\config\system....missing or corrupt

Tried going in in safe to do system restore

tried hitting it with a black bananna...no joy

14 lb sledge hammer.....almost

I dont want to take it to a shop as there is sensitive info on there that I dont want seen.... (one or two lads bank accounts etc )

Any ideas¿

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:46 pm

Have a check of this, hope it helps, if not I will jot something down myself when I get a minute.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

Elite Baiter Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 1043

You might be able to use the repair function on the installation CD.

I had an old drive that did the same thing. I couldn't be bothered to restore it, i reformatted instead, you might need to do the same thing.

Where is the sensitive info saved? If it's in a document, then you could plug the hard drive into a different PC and copy it off.

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:51 pm

What exactly is the problem?

Does your system start at all? Both normal and save mode?
Uninstalled a program lately? Or cleaned out some files?
Did you take a look in the event log to see which file is missing?
If yes: have you tried searching the registry for this particular file name , and delete that entry yet?

Baiting Guru Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 12237

That is a bad thing. You could use a Linux live CD to recover and save your personal files, (I like this one, http://www.puppylinux.org/ ) then reinstall XP.

Then start saving an image of your HD. http://www.acronis.com/ is good if you have $. http://selfimage.excelcia.org/ is just as good, as well as open source and free.

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:32 am

This gives some instruction on fixing the corrupted file system.
It is not a registry problem.
http://www.help2go.com/Tutorials/Windows/C:%5Cwindows%5Csystem32%5Cconfig%5Csystem_missing_or_corrupt.html

419Eater is my life Joined: 29 Oct 2005 Posts: 266

Thanks for the help...I would have replied earlier but....I didnt have a computer Wink

Managed to save the files I needed to an external HD and delete of the machine....

Fella at computer repair shop reenstalled windows as I didnt have the CD...

Its all over now bar the drinking Wink

Thanks

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:01 pm

Glad you fixed it, while up and running, make a linux startup/live CD, will start your computer without windows and gives access to your files. Made it once and never used it, then my hard disk got corrupted (NTFS ata over two hard disks) and Ubuntu allowed me to fix it. http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

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