My husbands computer is probably 4 years old.
He started having blue screen issues with it. It would go to blue screen several times a day.
Now it goes to a screen that says Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
/WINDOW/SYSTEM32/CONFIG/SYSTEM
It did it several weeks ago and since my son was the one who set the system up for him we didn't have the original Setup CD-ROM. Our son lives in a different city so we had to wait for him to come over to fix it.
Last week it happened again. Sooooo because sonny boy couldn't give us a time frame of when he could come over and fix the problem. We went out and bought a new Windows-XP Home Edition.... So we didn't have to bother the son... I reinstalled Windows and everything was fine.
This morning it happened again. I did a repair on it. And this evening it is again giving us the same message.
Do you think this is actually a software issue or a hardware issue?
2007-06-24 17:03:50 · 3 answers · asked by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
The hard drive is newer than the motherboard... but it could possibly trash.
Now when I just tried to repair the installation it says set up could not read the CD you inserted. or the CD is not a valid Windows CD... which it is a valid copy.
2007-06-24 17:16:16 · update #1
i'm pretty sure it's hardware. perhaps your hard drive? probably too old. i would say changing it out if it is.
2007-06-24 17:12:31 · answer #1 · answered by guitarguy90 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know; I think: it's probably a hardware issue. I'm not a tech expert but I hang around my computer almost everyday so... there's my credentials? anyhoo, if you "rebooted" (not the technical term) the system that many time and your computer still doesn't understand, I'd blame the PC itself. either the disk isn't "getting" it or the "software" ON the disk is corrupt, like you said (corrupt/missing, same problem, same thing). But seriously, one time my compy was bananas and I rebooted it (wiped it clean, reinstalled the OS), everything was fine after that (until I messed it up again :P). But someone else I know (I was there), we tried everything on his lappy and it wouldn't budge so from your scenario, I would blame the hardware itself i.e. the computer. It's not that the software isn't working; it's the hardware that's not complying.
2007-06-24 17:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Windows has a shelf life of about five years, it's programed to go. I had the same issue my computer was six years old. I had to buy a new computer and Windows Vista. This is Windows for you; it's their way of forcing you to buy a new version of Windows. You will love Vista.
2007-06-25 00:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋