I have a friend (that sounds like a cliche if ever I heard one) who`s XP Home system has just suffered a really nasty crash, cause unknown, possibly a graphics driver. Anyway every time we reboot the system we are getting the following message on a black screen and cannot get into Windows at all. We have tried booting in safe mode but still no luck. Here`s the message,
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt...
\Windows\System32\Config\System
You could attemp (attempt being the key word here ;) to repair the file by starting Windows setup using the original CD-Rom.
Select "r" at the first screen to start the repair process.
After doing this we are taken to the repair console but haven`t a clue what to do next. It says type "HELP" for a list of commands and I have tried FIXBOOT and CHECKDISK but with no luck. Could someone who has a little experience in these matters please point me in the right direction.
A complete reinstall is looking like the only option at the moment but there are a few files on the hard drive that have not been backed up.
Thanks for any help.
Jason.
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt...
\Windows\System32\Config\System
You could attemp (attempt being the key word here ;) to repair the file by starting Windows setup using the original CD-Rom.
Select "r" at the first screen to start the repair process.
After doing this we are taken to the repair console but haven`t a clue what to do next. It says type "HELP" for a list of commands and I have tried FIXBOOT and CHECKDISK but with no luck. Could someone who has a little experience in these matters please point me in the right direction.
A complete reinstall is looking like the only option at the moment but there are a few files on the hard drive that have not been backed up.
Thanks for any help.
Jason.