C:\windows\system32\config\system is missing or corrupt

[cheyenne1212]

A friend of mine has a compaq 2800t laptop with XP home on it, and just recen'ty everytime it boots up he gets a error message saying c:\windows\system32\config\system is corrupt of missing.

I've tried the repair console using fixboot, and chkdsk /r but both of them do not fix the problem.

I'm looking around google right now, but maybe someone here knows the answer. Is it a complete system crash. Do i have to reinstall. Or can I copy my system file and put it on his?

[JAsoN74185]

ave you tried to acutally go to the folder and make sure its still there? because something may of happened to it and got deleted.... anythings posible

[cheyenne1212]

Yeah, I went to to the folder and it is there, but its corrupt.

I wonder if I can copy my file and put it on his?

[nihil]

Cheyenne,

I would try it mate................guess I have only had it work about 3 in 10 times....but it IS the next step.

I would personally like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. William Gates III for supplying "free" intelligence tests with his operating systems.


cynical................................moi?


Cheers

[cheyenne1212]

So far, from what I've found on it, is that the registry has become corrupted.

I've found a possible solution at MS's website.

I'll let you guys know how it goes when i work on this computer tommorrow, but if you have anyother suggestions please let me know.

[gunit0072003]

cheyenne1212,

This seems to be a rampant problem alot of users experience. I dont know if Microsoft really identified issue, you might want to look at following link, although it discusses issue on 2000 platform.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1

cheers

P.S.
Here is one of many links to other boards where people discuss similiar issues:
http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/w...orum/1321.html