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ALright. So the laptop that i use for work everyday just fucked me over and started saying this ------ error message during the start up... ---- no laptop for me, no work, not able to make any ------ money. Its a cheap ass pre loaded dell from e bay, i dont have an xp cd,

here is the error message


Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:

\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

What the ---- do i do now???

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oh you fucked it now.
i had the same ---- happen to my laptop. i have no idea what i did, but google major geeks. they helped me.

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One of your (4) Windows hive files is damaged/missing. It happens sometimes, and unless you backed them up - you didn't, or else you'd know what they are - your install of XP is lost forever. FYI the hive files contain *every* setting for your system, software installed on it, security, users and their preferences, etc. Basically the database XP refers to to figure out wtf to do.

Best thing for you to do is pull the HD and copy all your files off of it. onto another computer. Then, wipe the drive and instal a fresh copy of XP over it.One of your hive files is damaged. Unless you backed them up - you didn't - it requires a reinstall.

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how dose one go about backing up these files in case

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----. now i feel like a ------ retard......


it also tells me to put in a windows xp setup disc which i dont have.....

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well pirate bay is your friend, get a copy of xp that is an image file and have it repair or
if that doest work you can dual boot xp
get a program called g part, expand your partition
install the new xp
use easybcd to delete old non working version of xp
use g part again and shrink your partition back down

doing it that way you dont lose any of your files

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take the given advice or you can a;ways go with option 2..your fucked

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Torrent/burn a WinXP disc.

If it doesn't work.

Reinstall.

Or google whatever file is missing.

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Hate to say it but you're fucked

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Download XP of the same version that you have installed right now. (Home/Pro)
Boot from cd
First screen do not use the recovery repair, hit enter instead
Second screen i think is where you press the F8 button
Thirdly is where the repair screen is going to be (Make sure that you also have a CD key on the back, you'll need one to finish repair)
(If all above is done correctly, you will reinstall just the windows part and all programs/files/documents will stay and will not be affected.)


Here's what I found online after writings what's above, I was pretty close.


# Boot the computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.
# When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below

This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
Windows XP to run on your computer:

To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
# Press Enter to start the Windows Setup.

To setup Windows XP now and Repair Install , press ENTER. do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", (you Do Not want to load Recovery Console). I repeat, do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R".
# Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
# Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to start the repair. If Repair is not one of the options, END setup.
# Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.

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how do these files get damaged, sir? i have really NO idea, i mastered dos 5.0 and windows 3.1 and i quit there.

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Digi-nerds, windows locks up and is powered down while one of those files is being modified, god hates you, ad nauseam.

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---- happens and will happen all the time. Technology will never be perfect. Could be anything from a sudden movement of a computer to computer dying out over time.

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----... i bit the bullet and ------ just lost everything and re installed windows. everytime i would fix something, something else would go wrong..... im all good now., Just got to start from scratch!

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That's what I do every time someone brings me there fucked up computer with viruses. Only remove documents on request.
I would rather give them a fresh computer than spend 2 hours finding the ------- problem and another 2 fixing. Reinstalling only takes 1 hour with all the programs installed.

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You don't need to reinstall Windows or any sort of that junk.

Pop the hard drive into another computer and take the automatically created registry backup files from the second most recent system restore point (assuming you have it turned on, which it is by default).

Copy those files over the corrupted registry.

Pop the drive back into the original machine and boot it up.

Problem solved.

Exact instructions on how to do this are available on Microsoft's website at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

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If you go in recovery console you can CP the files over. You don't need to take your hardrive out or anything like that.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm

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Not really, even if does not boot up it is fine. As long as the hard drive has not ---- it self you can recover everything. Another way would be to use Ubuntu, burnt onto a cd as a iso; and boot from cd. Then procced to recover what you need. BTW fixing a ---- up Xp computer with another Xp computer is just asking for it :1. BTW where are you located? If you are some what local I can help you out.

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nor cal.... im all good now

local peeps to me that i know of are

chris
boosted da teg
turbo4life

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Ok your a bit far. So what did you end up doing?

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the recovery console works 85% of the time and if it doesnt put the hd in another computer and use as a slave and copy what you want to save over then reinstall windows on it then copy files back to the computer and your set. you deff. need a windows xp cd though well both cd's and a xp key if you reinstall.

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i had to burn xp to a cd and i have a corp. key

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I prefer swapping the drive into another PC, but the recovery console works as well. To each his own. I just find it a lot quicker to use the GUI then to type all the commands with the recovery console.

If you have not already wiped and reinstalled, DON'T. It's totally unnecessary. Just restoring the registry from the backup will put the machine back to it's original state. There is no need to run a recovery install, or reinstall in any way shape or form. This is a 5 minute fix with no data or program loss. You don't need an XP CD to fix this if you have another computer you can put the hard drive into.

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md tmp
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak

delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
delete c:\windows\system32\config\default

copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default






















Copy / Paste that in notepad. Save. Rename .txt to .bat. Put that in your root drive directory and, or a backup drive.
If it happens, load the recovery console and run the batch file.










For anyone still using XP, quit installing windows xp pro torrents like a goober and install TinyXP. If you're a newbie take the red pill and install with option 1. If you know what you're doing strip the god damned son of a bitch bare.

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I did try that typing all of the commands in and stuff. it ddint work. oh believe me. I tried everything i could of to try to get it back up.

On another note, if this was my desktop, i would of pulled the HD and use it for a slave but this is my cheap e bay 250 laptop......

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ehh i c well then either RC or Reinstall

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Just spit on it a bit.

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What error did you receive when typing the commands into the recovery console?

As for it being a laptop drive, that's why an adapter is so nice to have.

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I bet I could get the info back. Just because you re installed windows does not mean you lost the work. Just think of it like covering up the info, is what you did. if its a little bit of important info send me the drive, and I will pull the stuff out. If it is Gb worth of stuff it may take me more time than I can.

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its cool... just hella work ---- and also pics of the kids and fam bam.......