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    Help with missing/corrupt system file.

    I'm having trouble with one of my computers. When it's loading up, it hang and come up with a message something along the lines of

    C:windows\system\config file is missing or corrupt.

    And it says to start-up with the windows disc and press r to attempt a repair.

    I do this and it loads up the recovery console.

    Can anyone help me out and tell me what I need to do here to try and repair it?

    Thanks for any help

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    Re: Help with missing/corrupt system file.

    heheh i was here, just about, yesterday..

    i'd recommend first running

    chkdsk /f /r

    which will check the disk for errors if it's that sort of problem

    Otherwise, if it's just a system file, you can use DOS commands to tranfer it over.

    file is missingor corrupt:c:\windows\system\config\system.
    Corrupt Hive

    probably the most precise: How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting
    Last edited by Whiternoise; 16-04-2008 at 09:17 PM.

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    Re: Help with missing/corrupt system file.

    Thanks for the help and the links. unfortunately I'm still unable to get the computer to boot. When I tried the chkdsk, it told me there was 1 or more unrecoverable errors and the 2 guides from the links had no luck either.

    Luckily I back stuff up regularly

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