hudginsb37
Thu May 22 11:31:00 PDT 2008
ok now that i have the boot disk how do i go about fixing the config problem
"Dave Patrick" wrote:
> If the system hive is corrupt, and assuming you already tried LKG (F8 and
> choose Last Known Good), It may be possible to rename the system hive found
> in
> %systemroot%\system32\config\system
> to system.old
> then rename
> %systemroot%\system32\config\system.alt
> to
> %systemroot%\system32\config\system
>
> You can also try using the most recent backup found in
> %systemroot%\repair\regback
>
> If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the
> original-as-installed system hive from
> %systemroot%\repair\system
> to
> %systemroot%\system32\config\system
> You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since the
> original OS install.
>
> To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
> Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
> floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
> use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
> the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
> installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
> Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
> the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
> computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
> Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
> or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
> in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
> access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
> and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
> you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
> disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
> root, %systemroot% or %windir%
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
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> "hudginsb37" wrote:
> > my other computer a windows 2000 will not bott normally its says :will not
> > start because the following file is missing or
> > corrupt:/winnt/system32/config/system how can i fix this without the
> > startup or backup disks? please help.
>