Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 17:11:57 11/03/03
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On November 03, 2003 at 18:32:51, Luis Smith wrote: >Hi, > >I would post this somewhere else, but I have no clue where any help forums are >and this seems like a place where there are a lot of computer savvy people (or >nerds if you want to call them) so... > >Not too long ago my computer stopped working. Tried getting it to work again >recently, I thought it might be a hard drive crash but wasn't sure so I put in >the Restoration CD and erased all the files on it, reloaded them and when I >start up the little "meter" that shows windows is loading had nothing in it. I >then turned off the computer, started it back up, it ask me which mode I wanted >to boot it in I chose "Last known good configuation" or something of the sort >and it gave me an error stating > >"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: >\WINDOWS\system32\config\SYSTEM" > >I have no clue as to what that means, but I'm wondering if the harddrive has >been disconnected or something? Are the files on the Restoration disk corrupt? >Thanks for the help. > >BTW, this is my computer chess test computer so it kinda makes it >on-topic...sorta... try starting yout computer with windows or restoration cd in the cd bay ...if is asks you to install the OS - click ok ....note you may to re-install your programs - but that is probably the case anyway..although you you may have to re-install the programs - your data files should be ok - there is no reason format the HD unless you want to...reformating the HD will lose all your data files
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