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May 21st, 2007 21:00

\windows\system32\config\system boot up error

Hey, late last night my computer started to act funny so i shut it down and rebooted it but then i got this error: Windows coud not boot because one of the following files is corrupt or missing: \Windows\system32\config\system. Now i started the repair consule up and everyone says it should prompt and ask u what windows installation I would like to log on to, but it doesnt. I try and these commands under the repair consule like microsoft says:
md tmp
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak

delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
delete c:\windows\system32\config\default

copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default

but it says acess denied for some reason. I do not have a admin account and never have changed any of the passwords. Oh and by the way i hsve an xps 400. Please help/

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    Posted May 21st, 2007 22:00

    Hi Friend could you please tell me at which point of these steps you mentioned below you get the message this message of access denied
     
    and also please try to do chkdsk /r before anything because I have resolved few issues of this error message by this
     
    Thanks and Regards
  • RoHe

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    Posted May 22nd, 2007 02:00

    Read this to fix the hive.
    http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm

    Ron
  • bostonrulz

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    Posted May 22nd, 2007 13:00

    hello, my father is having a similar problem. i wanted to check one thing. i found the following link on the microsoft site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/ however, it says: Warning Do not use the procedure that is described in this article if your computer has an OEM-installed operating system. The system hive on OEM installations creates passwords and user accounts that did not exist previously. If you use the procedure that is described in this article, you may not be able to log back into the recovery console to restore the original registry hives. he bought the computer from dell, with xp already installed. can someone please let me know what the best solution is to this problem? thank you in advance!
  • GioAguilar

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    Posted May 22nd, 2007 16:00

    The original quote from MS
    copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
    the one worked ( i remember)
    copy c:\windows\repair\system .bak c:\windows\system32\config\system
    Add .bak and see if it works... If not, probably you'll need to install XP back
  • dunedin

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    Posted May 23rd, 2007 20:00

    bostonrulz
     
     
    This is another good tutorial which should be OK
     
  • RoHe

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    Posted May 23rd, 2007 22:00

    dunedin - Read my post early in this thread! :D

    But, maybe if we repeat it often enough, somebody will listen... naw!

    Ron
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    Posted May 23rd, 2007 23:00

    Oops, sorry Ron.
     
    I don`t know how I missed it.  I don`t normally do things like that.
     
    It`s worth repeating right enough.
     
    Your turn next :smileyvery-happy:
  • RoHe

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    Posted May 24th, 2007 03:00

    It`s worth repeating right enough. ;)

    Ron