xp pro will not start corrupt file

[lenny]

Hi ,
XP Pro will not start. I get the message telling me that the system file may
be corrupt or missing. Is there anyway that I can replace it quickly?
I have tried using the recovery console but when I type copy
c:\windows\system32....... etc I keep getting the messgae that the file can
not be found or if I change the windows to winnt then the message says that
the file can not be copied. I am stuck
Cheers
Lenny

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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| Hi ,
| XP Pro will not start. I get the message telling me that the system file may
| be corrupt or missing. Is there anyway that I can replace it quickly?
| I have tried using the recovery console but when I type copy
| c:\windows\system32....... etc I keep getting the messgae that the file can
| not be found or if I change the windows to winnt then the message says that
| the file can not be copied. I am stuck
| Cheers
| Lenny

 

[John Wunderlich]

Hi ,
XP Pro will not start. I get the message telling me that the
system file may be corrupt or missing. Is there anyway that I can
replace it quickly? I have tried using the recovery console but
when I type copy c:\windows\system32....... etc I keep getting the
messgae that the file can not be found or if I change the windows
to winnt then the message says that the file can not be copied. I
am stuck Cheers
Lenny

You might try the following link:
"How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting"
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/en-us>

HTH,
John

 

[lenny]

thanks for the advise but I have tried those. When I went to repair the
option wasn't available so from past experience instead of trying for a
couple of days to work it out I have just used Bart to save my important
files and formated the drive and started again. 1 hour later the computer is
now going better than ever.
Cheers
Lenny

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi ,
XP Pro will not start. I get the message telling me that the system file may
be corrupt or missing. Is there anyway that I can replace it quickly?
I have tried using the recovery console but when I type copy
c:\windows\system32....... etc I keep getting the messgae that the file can
not be found or if I change the windows to winnt then the message says that
the file can not be copied. I am stuck
Cheers
Lenny

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545

Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well:

How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822705



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[Steve N.]

Hi ,
XP Pro will not start. I get the message telling me that the system file may
be corrupt or missing. Is there anyway that I can replace it quickly?
I have tried using the recovery console but when I type copy
c:\windows\system32....... etc I keep getting the messgae that the file can
not be found or if I change the windows to winnt then the message says that
the file can not be copied. I am stuck
Cheers
Lenny

I have seen this sort of error corrected by running fixboot from the
Recovery Console.

Steve N.