Ty Gist

My Labtop is giving me
the message: Windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

I read your advice and have even went to this website you suggested:
"How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP
from Starting"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307545

Here is my problem. What can you do if your labtop or home computers
don't have floppy disks? They are no longer building them with the new
computers. Also when I put my WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION SP2 in my laptop
it doesn't take me to any page execpt the page that says this:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

It then tells me to put in my cd and run recovery from the disk, well
I have tried to do that, and my cd won't boot it for me to run
recovery. All my cd does is keep taking me back to the Windows could not
start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

I've tried every thing microsoft support site has suggested
and nothing is working. I even tried to put the boot up files on my USB
Memory stick and see if that would help, but it would only say
operating system not available. I even tried copying the system files
from my home computer on to my memory stick, but the system won't let me
copy them. I have tried putting in the WINDOWS XP CD that comes with my home
computer, but I still get the error page up top.

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! Any suggestions you could give me would be most
appreciated.

Ty

dave xnet

On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 17:11:01 -0800, Ty Gist
<TyGist@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>My Labtop is giving me
>the message: Windows could not start because the following file is
>missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
>
>I read your advice and have even went to this website you suggested:
>"How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP
>from Starting"
>http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307545
>
>Here is my problem. What can you do if your labtop or home computers
>don't have floppy disks? They are no longer building them with the new
>computers. Also when I put my WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION SP2 in my laptop
>it doesn't take me to any page execpt the page that says this:
>
>Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
>corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
>
>It then tells me to put in my cd and run recovery from the disk, well
>I have tried to do that, and my cd won't boot it for me to run
>recovery. All my cd does is keep taking me back to the Windows could not
>start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
>\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
>
>I've tried every thing microsoft support site has suggested
>and nothing is working. I even tried to put the boot up files on my USB
>Memory stick and see if that would help, but it would only say
>operating system not available. I even tried copying the system files
>from my home computer on to my memory stick, but the system won't let me
>copy them. I have tried putting in the WINDOWS XP CD that comes with my home
>computer, but I still get the error page up top.
>
>PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! Any suggestions you could give me would be most
>appreciated.
>
>Ty
You have to enter your computer BIOS setup and modify the
boot sequence so that the CD drive is selected before the hard drive.
Then it will boot from the CD, and you'll be able to intiate the
repair.

Dave

cheryl_mb20

Did Dave's reply work? I am having the exact same issue with my home
computer where I put in the cd and I cannot get to the Window setup to do a
repair.

Please let me know if this worked for you but I will try it when I get home
late tonight.

Greatly appreciated!!! Cheryl

"dave xnet" wrote:

> On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 17:11:01 -0800, Ty Gist
> <TyGist@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >My Labtop is giving me
> >the message: Windows could not start because the following file is
> >missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> >
> >I read your advice and have even went to this website you suggested:
> >"How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP
> >from Starting"
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307545
> >
> >Here is my problem. What can you do if your labtop or home computers
> >don't have floppy disks? They are no longer building them with the new
> >computers. Also when I put my WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION SP2 in my laptop
> >it doesn't take me to any page execpt the page that says this:
> >
> >Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
> >corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> >
> >It then tells me to put in my cd and run recovery from the disk, well
> >I have tried to do that, and my cd won't boot it for me to run
> >recovery. All my cd does is keep taking me back to the Windows could not
> >start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
> >\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> >
> >I've tried every thing microsoft support site has suggested
> >and nothing is working. I even tried to put the boot up files on my USB
> >Memory stick and see if that would help, but it would only say
> >operating system not available. I even tried copying the system files
> >from my home computer on to my memory stick, but the system won't let me
> >copy them. I have tried putting in the WINDOWS XP CD that comes with my home
> >computer, but I still get the error page up top.
> >
> >PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! Any suggestions you could give me would be most
> >appreciated.
> >
> >Ty
> You have to enter your computer BIOS setup and modify the
> boot sequence so that the CD drive is selected before the hard drive.
> Then it will boot from the CD, and you'll be able to intiate the
> repair.
>
> Dave
>

cheryl_cam

"cheryl_mb20" wrote:

> Did Dave's reply work? I am having the exact same issue with my home
> computer where I put in the cd and I cannot get to the Window setup to do a
> repair.
>
> Please let me know if this worked for you but I will try it when I get home
> late tonight.
>
> Greatly appreciated!!! Cheryl
>
> "dave xnet" wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 17:11:01 -0800, Ty Gist
> > <TyGist@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >My Labtop is giving me
> > >the message: Windows could not start because the following file is
> > >missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> > >
> > >I read your advice and have even went to this website you suggested:
> > >"How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP
> > >from Starting"
> > >http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307545
> > >
> > >Here is my problem. What can you do if your labtop or home computers
> > >don't have floppy disks? They are no longer building them with the new
> > >computers. Also when I put my WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION SP2 in my laptop
> > >it doesn't take me to any page execpt the page that says this:
> > >
> > >Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
> > >corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> > >
> > >It then tells me to put in my cd and run recovery from the disk, well
> > >I have tried to do that, and my cd won't boot it for me to run
> > >recovery. All my cd does is keep taking me back to the Windows could not
> > >start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
> > >\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> > >
> > >I've tried every thing microsoft support site has suggested
> > >and nothing is working. I even tried to put the boot up files on my USB
> > >Memory stick and see if that would help, but it would only say
> > >operating system not available. I even tried copying the system files
> > >from my home computer on to my memory stick, but the system won't let me
> > >copy them. I have tried putting in the WINDOWS XP CD that comes with my home
> > >computer, but I still get the error page up top.
> > >
> > >PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! Any suggestions you could give me would be most
> > >appreciated.
> > >
> > >Ty
> > You have to enter your computer BIOS setup and modify the
> > boot sequence so that the CD drive is selected before the hard drive.
> > Then it will boot from the CD, and you'll be able to intiate the
> > repair.
> >
> > Dave
> >

cheryl_cam

I have the same issue with the corrupt \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM file.
I am able to boot from the CD, but when I try to do the repair, I get the
following error: BAD_POOL_CALLER and I can't do anything else from there. I
am running XP Professional on a MACBook Pro with a partitioned hard drive.
I can't even reformat the drive and re-install as I can't boot up in safe
mode, or any other mode. What can I do?

"dave xnet" wrote:

> On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 17:11:01 -0800, Ty Gist
> <TyGist@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >My Labtop is giving me
> >the message: Windows could not start because the following file is
> >missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> >
> >I read your advice and have even went to this website you suggested:
> >"How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP
> >from Starting"
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307545
> >
> >Here is my problem. What can you do if your labtop or home computers
> >don't have floppy disks? They are no longer building them with the new
> >computers. Also when I put my WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION SP2 in my laptop
> >it doesn't take me to any page execpt the page that says this:
> >
> >Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
> >corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> >
> >It then tells me to put in my cd and run recovery from the disk, well
> >I have tried to do that, and my cd won't boot it for me to run
> >recovery. All my cd does is keep taking me back to the Windows could not
> >start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
> >\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> >
> >I've tried every thing microsoft support site has suggested
> >and nothing is working. I even tried to put the boot up files on my USB
> >Memory stick and see if that would help, but it would only say
> >operating system not available. I even tried copying the system files
> >from my home computer on to my memory stick, but the system won't let me
> >copy them. I have tried putting in the WINDOWS XP CD that comes with my home
> >computer, but I still get the error page up top.
> >
> >PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! Any suggestions you could give me would be most
> >appreciated.
> >
> >Ty
> You have to enter your computer BIOS setup and modify the
> boot sequence so that the CD drive is selected before the hard drive.
> Then it will boot from the CD, and you'll be able to intiate the
> repair.
>
> Dave
>

JMBII

Good info, Dave. My problem is getting around the BIOS setup password.
Apparently, it has been changed from the factory-set default (000000). Any
way to get around this?
--
JMBII


"dave xnet" wrote:

> On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 17:11:01 -0800, Ty Gist
> <TyGist@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >My Labtop is giving me
> >the message: Windows could not start because the following file is
> >missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> >
> >I read your advice and have even went to this website you suggested:
> >"How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP
> >from Starting"
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307545
> >
> >Here is my problem. What can you do if your labtop or home computers
> >don't have floppy disks? They are no longer building them with the new
> >computers. Also when I put my WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION SP2 in my laptop
> >it doesn't take me to any page execpt the page that says this:
> >
> >Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
> >corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> >
> >It then tells me to put in my cd and run recovery from the disk, well
> >I have tried to do that, and my cd won't boot it for me to run
> >recovery. All my cd does is keep taking me back to the Windows could not
> >start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
> >\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
> >
> >I've tried every thing microsoft support site has suggested
> >and nothing is working. I even tried to put the boot up files on my USB
> >Memory stick and see if that would help, but it would only say
> >operating system not available. I even tried copying the system files
> >from my home computer on to my memory stick, but the system won't let me
> >copy them. I have tried putting in the WINDOWS XP CD that comes with my home
> >computer, but I still get the error page up top.
> >
> >PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! Any suggestions you could give me would be most
> >appreciated.
> >
> >Ty
> You have to enter your computer BIOS setup and modify the
> boot sequence so that the CD drive is selected before the hard drive.
> Then it will boot from the CD, and you'll be able to intiate the
> repair.
>
> Dave
>

Bob I

Read the manual for the unit, or contact factory tech support are a
couple of options that would lead to corecting the issue.

JMBII wrote:

> Good info, Dave. My problem is getting around the BIOS setup password.
> Apparently, it has been changed from the factory-set default (000000). Any
> way to get around this?

JMBII

Thanks, Bob.
--
JMBII


"Bob I" wrote:

> Read the manual for the unit, or contact factory tech support are a
> couple of options that would lead to corecting the issue.
>
> JMBII wrote:
>
> > Good info, Dave. My problem is getting around the BIOS setup password.
> > Apparently, it has been changed from the factory-set default (000000). Any
> > way to get around this?
>
>