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04.20.2008 at 12:06PM PDT, ID: 23338015
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XP wont boot - Missing or corrupt file C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SYSTEM

Asked by JJCartledge in Operating Systems, Windows XP Operating System, Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

I caught a virus last night on my Dell XPS laptop and wanted to see if anyone has seen before. Its a Win XP Pro OS. When I try to boot it up, I receive error Missing or corrupt file "C:\Windows\system32\system". Press r to repair the file. If you press r it simply starts the whole process again. Occassionally it will allow the safe mode menu to appear, but when you choose anything (last known good config, safe mode) it only allows you to start Windows as Windows XP Embedded. I'm looking on advise on how to get past this. Once I get to work tomorrow, I am going to try to boot from Win XP CD. Otherwise, I planned on pulling the hard drive and trying to get data off of it somehow. Start Free Trial
[+][-]04.20.2008 at 12:44PM PDT, ID: 21397337

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