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WinXP will NOT boot!

  • 27-01-2005 10:48am
    #1
    HacksawEddie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 357 ✭✭


    hi
    i turned on the pc with winxp pro this morning and it wouldnt go past the dos menus..it stoped and said:
    could not start windows couase the following file is missing or corrupt:
    "\windows\system32\config\system"

    and to boot the xp disk and choose repair to fix this problem
    ..i did so, but when i press repair, it just leads me to a dos menu and doesnt go any further.

    i had this prob before xmas and it p!ssed me off so i formatted and reinstalled windows, but i dont know why its happening again.

    the only this both instances have in common is i was updating the osngs on my ipod around the time, but that makes no sense.
    can any1 help?

    cheers


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  • #2
    Shane™
    Closed Accounts Posts: 132 ✭✭Shane™


    First thing you should do is enter HELP, this gives you a list of cammands, there is one to replace the file from the CD, sorry I can't remember the command, I deleted my boot.ini file a while back and thats how I fixed it.

    If you feel confident, look yourself, or even better if somebody knows that name of the command they could pop it up.


  • #3
    stagolee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭stagolee


    the command your thinking of is "sfc.exe" stands for system file checker
    run it as "sfc.exe /?" first of all to get a list of switches you can use with it


  • #4
    HacksawEddie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 357 ✭✭HacksawEddie


    i tried that, but it wont accept sfc.exe or sfc or sfc.exe /? as a command


  • #5
    stagolee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭stagolee


    try booting into safe mode with command prompt and then run sfc


  • #6
    Shane™
    Closed Accounts Posts: 132 ✭✭Shane™


    stagolee wrote:
    try booting into safe mode with command prompt and then run sfc

    I think he's in the command console (correct me if I'm wrong) and can't get into any type of windows

    Found this and this. Both of which tell you to try help. Can't remember which command I used, but if you type HELP "Command name" you get help on that command, and other functions of it.

    BOOTCFG that's what I used found that here

    But that was because my boot.ini file was gone, might work for you


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  • #7
    HacksawEddie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 357 ✭✭HacksawEddie


    thanks, will try them when i get home later


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