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Post subject: Problem, computer wont boot: windowows\system32\software\ error

  • 11-05-2006 1:03pm
    #1
    apeking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 492 ✭✭


    Hey ppl hope someone can help,

    have a mates laptop and he get this error windows\system32\software\ error message when he tries to boot it. It keeps failing and this error message shows up.

    Now he wants to try keep all his files on his laptop but i cant fix the error. i looked at microsoft solution(How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting
    )


    The code says to enter this into the recovery console:

    At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line:
    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


    I cant enter the last 5 lines ?? problem is that i get so far with this and the last 5 lines i cant enter and it says it cant find the windows\repair folder can not be found.

    I was wondering is it possible to copy a registry onto a portable device from my computer and load it into the laptops registry??


    I would just take the harddrive out of the laptop and connect it up to my pc but the laptop is still under warranty and that means that to take out one of the screw i have to lift the sticker which says "Warranty void if removed" so i cant remove it incase i void the warranty.

    Thanks for reading


Comments

  • #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    apeking wrote:
    I was wondering is it possible to copy a registry onto a portable device from my computer and load it into the laptops registry??
    Short answer: No.

    I would just take the harddrive out of the laptop and connect it up to my pc but the laptop is still under warranty and that means that to take out one of the screw i have to lift the sticker which says "Warranty void if removed" so i cant remove it incase i void the warranty.
    Most manufacturers don't mind as long as you don't break anything along the way...

    Alternatives:
    - Boot from a 'Live' (Linux)CD and copy the data.
    - Other XP Repair
    I never trust an XP repair TBH, but that's just me.


  • #3
    Cryos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Cryos


    apeking wrote:
    Hey ppl hope someone can help,

    have a mates laptop and he get this error windows\system32\software\ error message when he tries to boot it. It keeps failing and this error message shows up.

    Now he wants to try keep all his files on his laptop but i cant fix the error. i looked at microsoft solution(How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting
    )


    The code says to enter this into the recovery console:

    At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line:
    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


    I cant enter the last 5 lines ?? problem is that i get so far with this and the last 5 lines i cant enter and it says it cant find the windows\repair folder can not be found.

    I was wondering is it possible to copy a registry onto a portable device from my computer and load it into the laptops registry??


    I would just take the harddrive out of the laptop and connect it up to my pc but the laptop is still under warranty and that means that to take out one of the screw i have to lift the sticker which says "Warranty void if removed" so i cant remove it incase i void the warranty.

    Thanks for reading

    Make a BartPE disk this has USB, network and a filemanager support


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