HELP!!!!!?? CORRUPT computer!!!?

Question

Windows could not start becasue the following file is missing or corrupt

\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

ok it said to put in the setup cd and press R to start repair
I put in the setup cd and it didnt make any difference...
HELP!!!!!

Answer 1

Hi,

When you inserted your Windows XP CD and rebooted, did your computer boot up from the CD? If it did, you should have seen something like "Welcome to Setup."

If you didn't see that, it could be your computer is not booting up from your CD drive. You can fix this by going into your system BIOS settings. I'm not sure of the type of computer you have, but after you power-on your computer, and before Windows would load, press your ESC key, or try your F8 key. Each computer can be a little different for entering into its BIOS.

If your computer does boot from your Windows XP CD, but does not work for doing a 'Repair', it could be that the XP CD you're using is not the same CD that was used on the original install of Windows. So, you'll need the same XP CD or you'll have to approach this another way.

And if you cannot boot from your XP CD, then it's possible you have a bad boot sector on your hard drive, or something else.

You are welcome to contact me off line and I will do my best to help you.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Doing as the instructions say will take you to the repair console - that is very difficult to use unless you know the command prompts.

Put in the CD and restart. Hopefully, you will get the prompt to boot from the CD - press enter.

Go all the way through the setup until you get to the part where it recognizes your operating system. Use the Repair option there. This will rewrite your startup files - hopefully you can boot and go through the rest of the set up. You will not loose any information.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Answer 3

Have you tried the XP System File Checker?
Go to the Recovery Console after you boot to the CD. Then when in the recovery console type in: sfc /scannow
This does nothing to your existing files except it replaces corrupt or missing files but it works every time.

Answer 4

OUCH

ok put in the CD and restart the computer, you have to press F10 or F12 or some button ( it should say somwhere on the bottom ) on the early start up screen, but you only have like 5 seconds to do it. so be quick

just try and follow the instructions as best as possible, this will do system restore though so you will lose all info on your comptuer.

Answer 5

You don't tell me the whole file name how am I supposed to know what to do for you haha.

Might help to give us what version windows you are using as well. More details when it comes to computer questions.

Ok when you ran the setup cd and hit R, it should of took you through some options for the automated repair process, you don't want to reinstall so you should choose the option that shows "let setup automatically repair windows for me"

Answer 6

if you have the name of the file that is damaged or missing, you can find many sites that will let you download the file by putting the name of the file in a google search... If you would have had the file name here, I would have search it for you and given you the download link... Make sure you have an up to date virus scanner and scan the files before you unzip them or put them in the folder they are supposed to go in...when you download them, unzip into your windows system 32 folder. If you have a friend that has the same running system they can send you a copy of their file...

http://www.dll-files.com/

http://www.afreefiles.com/

P.S. you do not have to restore or reformat your PC to recover a missing or damaged file...all it takes is to download the file that is missing or damaged and put it in your system 32 folder...will take just a few minutes!!!

Answer 7

Do this

Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State
NOTICE: Before you restore the computer to an earlier operating state, save and close any open files and exit any
open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any files or programs until the system restoration is complete.
1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→Accessories→System Tools, and then click System
Restore.
2 Ensure that Restore my computer to an earlier time is selected and click Next.
3 Click a calendar date to which you want to restore your computer.
The Select a Restore Point screen provides a calendar that allows you to see and select restore points.
All calendar dates with available restore points appear in boldface type.
4 Select a restore point and click Next.
If a calendar date has only one restore point, then that restore point is automatically selected. If two or
more restore points are available, click the restore point that you prefer.
5 Click Next.
The Restoration Complete screen appears after System Restore finishes collecting data and then the
computer restarts.
6 After the computer restarts, click OK.
To change the restore point, you can either repeat the steps using a different restore point, or you can
undo the restoration.

Then this

To run System Restore in safe mode
Access System Restore through Help and Support.
Follow the instructions on your screen.
Notes

To access the System Restore Wizard, click Start, and then click Help and Support. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Using System Restore to undo changes, and then click Run the System Restore Wizard.
While the computer is in safe mode, System Restore does not create any restore points. Therefore, you cannot undo a restoration that you performed when the computer was in safe mode.
You can use System Restore to restore your computer to any restore point while in safe mode. If you cannot start the computer in standard mode, you can use System Restore to restore to a time when you could start the computer without errors.
To restore to a time when your computer started without errors, select a restore point as close to the time you remember it last started without errors.
If System Restore is suspended because of insufficient disk space, you cannot enable it by making more disk space available while in safe mode. You must restart the computer in standard mode and make more disk space available.

Answer 8

You need to put the setup CD in and press 'R'
Then follow the instructions as they appear on screen.

Answer 9

first of all...you have to put your sequence boot ...first CD and than do the windows repair...heat del to do it , during the post...power on self test...the setup screen will show you the options of boot...chose cdrom first...and then reboot...

Answer 10

First avoid Geek Squad, they usually over charge and don't always fix anything! Who made your computer?? Try a local computer repair shop, sometimes they can help over the phone, I've done that a couple times.