A friend of mine got the following error message. "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: WINDOWSSYSTEM32CONFIGSYSTEM." He asked me to fix it. The pc is a Dell Dimension 8300 running XP Home.
I have had this happen to me before and fixed using the recovery console. However this I'm running into problems.
First off, I have already been here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
and here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm
Tried both articles but something happens that is not supposed to. For instance "file not found", or "This file cannot be copied."
In microsoft's article they say to do this:
md tmp
copy c:windowssystem32configsystem c:windowstmpsystem.bak
copy c:windowssystem32configsoftware c:windowstmpsoftware.bak
copy c:windowssystem32configsam c:windowstmpsam.bak
copy c:windowssystem32configsecurity c:windowstmpsecurity.bak
copy c:windowssystem32configdefault c:windowstmpdefault.bak
delete c:windowssystem32configsystem
delete c:windowssystem32configsoftware
delete c:windowssystem32configsam
delete c:windowssystem32configsecurity
delete c:windowssystem32configdefault
copy c:windowsrepairsystem c:windowssystem32configsystem
copy c:windowsrepairsoftware c:windowssystem32configsoftware
copy c:windowsrepairsam c:windowssystem32configsam
copy c:windowsrepairsecurity c:windowssystem32configsecurity
copy c:windowsrepairdefault c:windowssystem32configdefault
The problem is when i type the second line "copy c:windowssystem32configsystem c:windowstmpsystem.bak", it tells me that "This file cannot be copied." So It seems I can't proceed onto the next steps?
I have also tried doing a repair install. That seemed unsucessfull. I was nowhere presented after the ULA to make a repair install of my current install.
I would much like to avoid a reinstall of windows.
Any help is appreciated.
I have had this happen to me before and fixed using the recovery console. However this I'm running into problems.
First off, I have already been here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
and here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm
Tried both articles but something happens that is not supposed to. For instance "file not found", or "This file cannot be copied."
In microsoft's article they say to do this:
md tmp
copy c:windowssystem32configsystem c:windowstmpsystem.bak
copy c:windowssystem32configsoftware c:windowstmpsoftware.bak
copy c:windowssystem32configsam c:windowstmpsam.bak
copy c:windowssystem32configsecurity c:windowstmpsecurity.bak
copy c:windowssystem32configdefault c:windowstmpdefault.bak
delete c:windowssystem32configsystem
delete c:windowssystem32configsoftware
delete c:windowssystem32configsam
delete c:windowssystem32configsecurity
delete c:windowssystem32configdefault
copy c:windowsrepairsystem c:windowssystem32configsystem
copy c:windowsrepairsoftware c:windowssystem32configsoftware
copy c:windowsrepairsam c:windowssystem32configsam
copy c:windowsrepairsecurity c:windowssystem32configsecurity
copy c:windowsrepairdefault c:windowssystem32configdefault
The problem is when i type the second line "copy c:windowssystem32configsystem c:windowstmpsystem.bak", it tells me that "This file cannot be copied." So It seems I can't proceed onto the next steps?
I have also tried doing a repair install. That seemed unsucessfull. I was nowhere presented after the ULA to make a repair install of my current install.
I would much like to avoid a reinstall of windows.
Any help is appreciated.