bootup error winxp pro help

1 Mar 2005 3:03 AM

mikeylbl

windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \windows\system32\config\system You can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup using the original set up cdrom select R at the first screen.

I just formatted my system..
I have an Asus p4p800se motherboard
with a 200gb sata WD hard drive

I formatted and install windows xp pro with Sp2 build in.
everything installed fine.. all that ..

but I powered off my system completely.. turned it back on about 2hours later and got this msg..

Why is that??..
fresh install..

i tried the whole console repair thing..
doesn't work

i even installed the sata drivers during the repair setting on the winxp cd..

I haven't powered off the sys since then..

but even if that didnt work...

Any ideas?
need help!! thanks!

Mike -- mikeylbl

1 Mar 2005 11:21 PM

Rich Barry

Something caused corruption of the registry. You might want to try a
Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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"mikeylbl" <mikeylbl.1l7***@news.computerbanter.com> wrote in message
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>
> windows could not start because the following file is missing or
> corrupt: \windows\system32\config\system You can attempt to repair this
> file by starting windows setup using the original set up cdrom select R
> at the first screen.
>
>
> I just formatted my system..
> I have an Asus p4p800se motherboard
> with a 200gb sata WD hard drive
>
> I formatted and install windows xp pro with Sp2 build in.
> everything installed fine.. all that ..
>
> but I powered off my system completely.. turned it back on about 2hours
> later and got this msg..
>
> Why is that??..
> fresh install..
>
> i tried the whole console repair thing..
> doesn't work
>
>
> i even installed the sata drivers during the repair setting on the
> winxp cd..
>
> I haven't powered off the sys since then..
>
> but even if that didnt work...
>
>
> Any ideas?
> need help!! thanks!
>
> Mike
>
>
> --
> mikeylbl

2 Mar 2005 4:48 AM

John@Smith.com

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 03:03:02 +0000, mikeylbl
<mikeylbl.1l7***@news.computerbanter.com> wrote:

>i even installed the sata drivers during the repair setting on the
>winxp cd..
>
>I haven't powered off the sys since then..
>
>but even if that didnt work...
>
>
>Any ideas?
>need help!! thanks!

Could be anything but Ive had memory problems lately after eons of not
having any major mem problems. A neighbors PC had a bad stick of
Samsung. And I must not have had my stick of 512 mem seated perfectly
cause it had the same symptons ------ screwy WIN XP installation.

It would crap out at various points making me thing the CD was
corrupted but I tried several of them before suspecting the mem which
showed right away with errors. My stick tested OK after reseating. The
other samsung stick didnt.