"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or

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marty

My computer had been running fine. I left it on overnight; in the
morning I noticed it had tried to reboot overnight and there was this
message displayed:

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"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:

\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
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I have tried to enter Recovery Console by booting from the Windows CD
but I get this message when trying to boot from CD:

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File \i386\ntkrnlmp.exe could not be loaded.
The error code is 7
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I also cannot boot into Safe Mode.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers,
Marty
 
By the way my system is setup dual-booting Windows XP Pro and Windows
Vista. Each OS is intalled on a separate hard disk. I cannot boot into
eaither OS.

Cheers,
Marty
 
marty said:
My computer had been running fine. I left it on overnight; in the
morning I noticed it had tried to reboot overnight and there was this
message displayed:
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Hmmm...looks like a hardware problem...
I'd start out by performing a RAM test.

Next...a harddrive diagnostic
 
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