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February 17th, 2005 09:00
Missing file WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
Can someone please help with a reboot problem on Windows XP.
On boot I get message:Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.
I tried safe mode and last known system configuration without success.
Then inserted original XP installation disc (XP HE SP1a) and booted from this then used recovery console. I don’t really know what I am doing but I followed the instructions in MS knowledge base article 307545. But see responses to command prompts below in brackets.
md tmp
(a directory or file with the name tmp already exists.)
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak
(The system cannot find the file specified)
delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
(No matching files were found)
copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
(The system cannot find the file specified)
Exit
Any suggestions on how to fix this gratefully received.
Bob
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Mary G
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February 17th, 2005 14:00
icevanilla
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February 17th, 2005 15:00
cd sytem32\config
JRosenfeld
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February 17th, 2005 22:00
Assuming that you were in the c:\windows\system32\config bfolder when you typed DIR, the 'no matching files were found' means that indeed you are missing the file called 'system' in the folder c:\windows\system32\config
The next command tries to copy the system file from C:\Windows\Repair.
However, on my system that file in C:\Windows\Repair is called 'system.bak', not 'system' (without extension); the message 'the system cannot find the files specified' suggests to me that it may be the same on your PC. Therefore, instead of the last line, I suggest that you type
copy C:\windows\repair\system.bak system [note space between 'bak' and the second 'system']
That will copy system.bak from C:\Windows|repair to C:\Windows\system32\config and rename it to system.
If you again get a message that the specified files could not be found, then I would suggest you change directory using the cd command to get to the C:\Windows\Repair folder and type DIR to see what is there
icevanilla
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February 18th, 2005 07:00
Thanks J. Folowed instruction and file copied but on boot I still get the missing or corrupt \windows\system\config\system mesage. This is what happened when I did the suggested fix in repair console. I selected c :\windows and then typed:
copy C:\windows\repair\system.bak system
(1 file copied)
Exit
Any suggestions on what i do next?
Bob
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February 18th, 2005 11:00