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Run windows xp setup again from the cd with a repair install<br />
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Sounds like part of your regsitry is blown.
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Run windows xp setup again from the cd with a repair install

Sounds like part of your regsitry is blown.

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That did the job, thanks a bunch!!
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glad to be of assist rspar1 :)
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Yeah, i got the same thing today. ANd because i hit the reset button while the system was booting. Then when i tried to get back into windows i got that error. So, maybe it was accessing or changing a file the same time i was reseting it.. Stupid thing.. &nbsp;I will try your suggestion with the setup.. Thnx. cross my fingers... (it's my mom's computer and she's on vacation)
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Yeah, i got the same thing today. ANd because i hit the reset button while the system was booting. Then when i tried to get back into windows i got that error. So, maybe it was accessing or changing a file the same time i was reseting it.. Stupid thing..  I will try your suggestion with the setup.. Thnx. cross my fingers... (it's my mom's computer and she's on vacation)

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Turned on my system and xp won't load says windows/system32/config/sy<wbr />stem file missing or corrupt. &nbsp;type &quot;r&quot; to repair etc.. &nbsp;Luckily i also have 98 on seperate hard drive so the system still works. &nbsp;<br />
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I booted off the xp disk and hit r but have no clue what to do when it dumps me to d: <br />
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The system file is there so I'm assuming it's corrupt should i delete it and reinstall xp?
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Turned on my system and xp won't load says windows/system32/config/system file missing or corrupt.  type "r" to repair etc..  Luckily i also have 98 on seperate hard drive so the system still works.  

I booted off the xp disk and hit r but have no clue what to do when it dumps me to d: 

The system file is there so I'm assuming it's corrupt should i delete it and reinstall xp?

xp system file missing/corrupt

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.