Can I restore c:\windows\system32\config\system
Upon boot I am getting the error - "system32\config\system is missing or corrupt." I have tried the repair instructions from http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm, http://icrontic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44843, and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545. I can copy and delete all files except the c:\windows\system32\config
Thank you!
Robert
Thank you!
Robert
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If you notice, in my initial post I already tried that solution. I can copy and delete everything except the c:\windows\system32\config
If the manual process they outlined does not work, the next process is a reinstall of Windows.
The easiest way to fix it is to create a USBC4Win disk. If you do that, you just boot from it and run a built in utility to fix the problem automatically.
Boot the UBCD4Win disk then click Start>Programs>Registry Tools>Restore to start the utility.
You can get what you need to make a UBCD4Win disk here.
http://www.ubcd4win.com/downloads.htm
Boot the UBCD4Win disk then click Start>Programs>Registry Tools>Restore to start the utility.
You can get what you need to make a UBCD4Win disk here.
http://www.ubcd4win.com/downloads.htm
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if you had system restore enabled, you can restore the registry from the snapshts as well..
try the step by step instructions here.
http://www.techtalkz.com/guides/518456-system-restore-via-recovery-console.html
I am pasting it here as well.
C:\WINDOWS] cd \
C:\] attrib -h-s "system volume information"
C:\] Cd "system volume information"
C:\system volume information] cd _resto~1
..._resto~1] dir --- this should list several rp folders [short for restore points] just select second to the last or any of your choice other the the last rp folder
..._resto~1] cd rp#
...rp#] cd snapshot
...snapshot] dir --- the 5 hive files are shown in this format:
_registry_machine_software
_registry_machine_security
_registry_machine_system
_registry_machine_sam
_registry_user_.default
Syntax [Command filename location]
...snapshot] copy _registry_machine_software
...snapshot] copy _registry_machine_system c:\windows\system32\config
...snapshot] copy _registry_machine_security
...snapshot] copy _registry_machine_sam c:\windows\system32\config
...snapshot] copy _registry_user_.default c:\windows\system32\config
...snapshot] exit
try the step by step instructions here.
http://www.techtalkz.com/guides/518456-system-restore-via-recovery-console.html
I am pasting it here as well.
C:\WINDOWS] cd \
C:\] attrib -h-s "system volume information"
C:\] Cd "system volume information"
C:\system volume information] cd _resto~1
..._resto~1] dir --- this should list several rp folders [short for restore points] just select second to the last or any of your choice other the the last rp folder
..._resto~1] cd rp#
...rp#] cd snapshot
...snapshot] dir --- the 5 hive files are shown in this format:
_registry_machine_software
_registry_machine_security
_registry_machine_system
_registry_machine_sam
_registry_user_.default
Syntax [Command filename location]
...snapshot] copy _registry_machine_software
...snapshot] copy _registry_machine_system c:\windows\system32\config
...snapshot] copy _registry_machine_security
...snapshot] copy _registry_machine_sam c:\windows\system32\config
...snapshot] copy _registry_user_.default c:\windows\system32\config
...snapshot] exit
can you selct another restore point?
it should be available then
it should be available then
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545