Roc111 Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Im running Win XP went to boot up an windows will not boot.Get error.............Windows unable to start due to missing or corrupt files\windows\system32\config\system\Cant get to boot up in safe mode or anything..........please helpCant even format.......would love to!Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkDog Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Well, thats your SYSTEM hive of your windows xp registry. It is vital, and there is no easy way to fix it. You will have to be able to gain access to your hard drive. You might want to look into this: http://www.nu2.nu/ , there is a utility on that site called PE Builder, you can make a live windows xp cd, then you can gain access to your drive and fix the problem, but one thing to note is that if you have disabled system restore, you will not be able to fix this, unless you have made backups of your registry. I dont know why you say you cant format and reinstall windows. Just pop in you windows xp disk, boot to it, and go through the setup, you will be able to partition and format the drive. Good luck.P.S.If you decide to go th PE disk rout, tell me when you have made your disk and I'll tell you what to do to fix your registry problem. BTW usually registry corruption leads back to a failling hard drive, you might want to just replace the hard drive to be on the safe side, before you decide to reinstall windows or fix your current installation on your hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astalavista Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 ahhh.... virus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpatto Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Did you try going into Recovery console and copying over the file from the repair folder into the system32 folder to see if that helps - may not but just a thought..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendid Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 1. RunCHKDSK /Rfrom Recovery Console2. If this does not work, Refer to MS KB Article 307545or http://tinyurl.com/7ptt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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