Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt C:\windows\system32\config\system

Switched on my 2nd PC tonight and got a black dos screen :-
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
C:\windows\system32\config\system

...rather than wade through
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

I've just booted from Norton Ghost cd and am now restoring a Norton Ghost
*.v2i full hd backup taken 13-08-2008, from 2nd hd (in same the machine),
and its' now 58% into "Copying volume data over existing volume"

This PC has been as solid as a rock for many weeks, ...nay ...several months
!

Any ideas as to what could have knocked it for six ?
I replaced the D-sub monitor lead with a DVI-D lead before I switched it on,
...can't believe that this blew up the registry !!!!

...have been trying to think what I could have done to it, the last time I
used it but, I'm sure I didn't do anything nasty or stupid.

I think a Windows update went in during my last session with it but, that
seemed fine.

regards, richard

RJK
Fri Aug 29 16:30:58 PDT 2008

oops ! ...just spotted the post by Alec.S with same problem a little further
down, ...so i will be following that !

regards, Richard

..YOU SEE !!! ..people really do read for answers in this NG !!


"RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eTyp%230iCJHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Switched on my 2nd PC tonight and got a black dos screen :-
> Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
> C:\windows\system32\config\system
>
> ...rather than wade through
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
>
> I've just booted from Norton Ghost cd and am now restoring a Norton Ghost
> *.v2i full hd backup taken 13-08-2008, from 2nd hd (in same the machine),
> and its' now 58% into "Copying volume data over existing volume"
>
> This PC has been as solid as a rock for many weeks, ...nay ...several
> months !
>
> Any ideas as to what could have knocked it for six ?
> I replaced the D-sub monitor lead with a DVI-D lead before I switched it
> on, ...can't believe that this blew up the registry !!!!
>
> ...have been trying to think what I could have done to it, the last time I
> used it but, I'm sure I didn't do anything nasty or stupid.
>
> I think a Windows update went in during my last session with it but, that
> seemed fine.
>
> regards, richard
>

RJK
Fri Aug 29 16:57:19 PDT 2008

..meant will be following post by Romac !

..now Windows update is installing
KB915597
KB890830
KB951066
KB952954
KB953838
KB950974
KB951072
KB952287
KB951839
and dotnet 1.1 Service pack 1
...seeing as they got lost after restoring a full hd back up taken on the
13-08-08

I wonder if one of those hosed my registry ? !
...oh well, it rebooted okay, ...suppose I'll never know.

regards, Richard


"RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eEDoM9iCJHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> oops ! ...just spotted the post by Alec.S with same problem a little
> further down, ...so i will be following that !
>
> regards, Richard
>
> ..YOU SEE !!! ..people really do read for answers in this NG !!
>
>
> "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eTyp%230iCJHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Switched on my 2nd PC tonight and got a black dos screen :-
>> Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
>> C:\windows\system32\config\system
>>
>> ...rather than wade through
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
>>
>> I've just booted from Norton Ghost cd and am now restoring a Norton
>> Ghost *.v2i full hd backup taken 13-08-2008, from 2nd hd (in same the
>> machine),
>> and its' now 58% into "Copying volume data over existing volume"
>>
>> This PC has been as solid as a rock for many weeks, ...nay ...several
>> months !
>>
>> Any ideas as to what could have knocked it for six ?
>> I replaced the D-sub monitor lead with a DVI-D lead before I switched it
>> on, ...can't believe that this blew up the registry !!!!
>>
>> ...have been trying to think what I could have done to it, the last time
>> I used it but, I'm sure I didn't do anything nasty or stupid.
>>
>> I think a Windows update went in during my last session with it but, that
>> seemed fine.
>>
>> regards, richard
>>
>
>